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 “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hum (c) hit
- 2.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) h (c) f
- 3.Change the “c” in “cop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) cop (c) mop
- 4.Change the “n” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) run (c) rub
- 5.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) sun (c) fun
- 6.Which word is “tub”? (a) run (b) ten (c) tub
- 7.Which word is “cup”? (a) cap (b) tub (c) cup
- 8.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) g
- 9.Change the “g” in “got” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) rat (c) rot
- 10.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) g (c) b
- 11.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) p (c) j
- 12.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 13.🤗 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) hug (c) nut
- 14.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) n (c) r
- 15.🥜 Which word is this? (a) nut (b) bat (c) hug
- 16.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) tap (b) tip (c) top
- 17.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cup (c) cut
- 18.⚫ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) dot (c) log
- 19.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 20.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) d
- 21.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 22.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) v (c) s
- 23.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 24.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) z (c) c
- 25.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pat (b) pet (c) pot
- 26.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 27.Change the “r” in “rot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) hog (c) hot
- 28.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) hug (c) hum
- 29.Change the “t” in “lot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) jog (c) log
- 30.Change the “p” in “pot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) pot (c) got
- 31.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) fox (c) fog
- 32.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) bat (c) log
- 33.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 34.Which word is “bus”? (a) bed (b) tub (c) bus
- 35.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 36.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bus (c) cup
- 37.Which word is “hug”? (a) bag (b) hug (c) hat
- 38.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) mad (c) mud
- 39.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bus
- 40.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cub
Answer key
- hut
- f
- mop
- rub
- fun
- tub
- cup
- d
- rot
- b
- n
- u
- hug
- r
- nut
- top
- cub
- dot
- bug
- h
- o
- s
- log
- c
- pot
- u
- hot
- hum
- log
- got
- fox
- dot
- o
- bus
- u
- bus
- hug
- mud
- bug
- cup
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