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 “j” in “jug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) big (b) bug (c) jug
- 2.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 3.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fix (c) fox
- 4.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 5.Change the “t” in “hut” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hug (c) tug
- 6.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bud (c) mud
- 7.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) cot (c) dot
- 8.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) net (b) cut (c) nut
- 9.Which word is “tub”? (a) cup (b) tub (c) run
- 10.Change the “c” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tub (c) cub
- 11.⚫ Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dot (c) rat
- 12.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 13.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) v
- 14.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 15.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fog (c) dog
- 16.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) v (c) m
- 17.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cup (c) cut
- 18.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bus (b) ten (c) sun
- 19.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) c (c) n
- 20.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 21.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) h (c) c
- 22.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 23.🏃 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) run (c) pan
- 24.🚌 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bus (c) cup
- 25.Which word is “nut”? (a) bat (b) run (c) nut
- 26.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) box (c) sun
- 27.Change the “g” in “hog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hog (b) hot (c) pot
- 28.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tub (c) rug
- 29.Change the “g” in “got” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) got (c) lot
- 30.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 31.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) p (c) r
- 32.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) b
- 33.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rod (b) nod (c) rid
- 34.Which word is “hug”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) hug
- 35.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bud (c) bus
- 36.Change the “g” in “hug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hut (c) hot
- 37.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) u
- 38.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bat (c) nut
- 39.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 40.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gum (b) hum (c) gem
Answer key
- bug
- u
- fox
- u
- hug
- bud
- dot
- nut
- tub
- tub
- dot
- u
- d
- o
- fog
- t
- cut
- sun
- n
- o
- h
- log
- run
- bus
- nut
- bus
- hot
- tug
- pot
- bug
- r
- b
- rod
- hug
- bud
- hut
- u
- nut
- u
- gum
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