CVC Words Worksheet – Short o and u
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Say each sound: b – u – s. Blend them into one word: bus. Short o is the sound in “dog”; short u is the sound in “sun”.
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- 1.Change the “h” in “hut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) hut (c) cup
- 2.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) m
- 3.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) s
- 4.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) tip (c) hop
- 5.Change the “g” in “got” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) got (c) hot
- 6.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) bud (c) bus
- 7.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) van (c) nut
- 8.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 9.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 10.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) net (c) bus
- 11.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hug (c) hum
- 12.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bus
- 13.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 14.Change the “t” in “cut” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cub (c) cut
- 15.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) cop (c) cup
- 16.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 17.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 18.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 19.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) o
- 20.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) sun (c) rug
- 21.Change the “r” in “rug” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) jig (c) rug
- 22.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 23.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 24.Change the “j” in “jog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) jog (c) fog
- 25.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) c (c) p
- 26.Change the “g” in “hug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) sum (c) hug
- 27.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) fog (c) log
- 28.Which word is “dot”? (a) cat (b) dot (c) net
- 29.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) t (c) l
- 30.Which word is “bus”? (a) run (b) bus (c) sun
- 31.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) l
- 32.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 33.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) f (c) b
- 34.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) rag (c) rug
- 35.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 36.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) hug (c) tub
- 37.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) d (c) h
- 38.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) sun (c) bug
- 39.Which word is “box”? (a) fox (b) box (c) dog
- 40.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) tub (c) cub
Answer key
- cut
- f
- b
- top
- hot
- bus
- sun
- dog
- o
- nut
- hum
- bug
- dog
- cub
- cop
- u
- log
- u
- o
- run
- jug
- u
- u
- fog
- c
- hum
- hog
- dot
- t
- bus
- s
- u
- b
- rug
- u
- nut
- d
- run
- box
- tub
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