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 “c” in “cop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) cop (c) mop
- 2.Change the “b” in “bug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) dig (c) bug
- 3.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 4.Change the “m” in “mop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) cop (c) top
- 5.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cub
- 6.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 7.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) t (c) w
- 8.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bat (c) rat
- 9.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 10.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) pin (c) hug
- 11.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 12.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) d (c) l
- 13.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 14.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) w
- 15.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pet (b) lot (c) pot
- 16.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) h (c) b
- 17.Which word is “hug”? (a) pig (b) hat (c) hug
- 18.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) web (c) ten
- 19.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) m
- 20.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) a
- 21.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) nut (c) net
- 22.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) bed (c) bus
- 23.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) i
- 24.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) f (c) g
- 25.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) ran (b) rub (c) run
- 26.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cub (c) cut
- 27.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) mug (c) rug
- 28.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) rat (c) tub
- 29.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 30.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hut (c) gum
- 31.Change the “s” in “sun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bug (c) sun
- 32.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 33.Change the “l” in “log” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) hog (c) log
- 34.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) o
- 35.Which word is “tub”? (a) web (b) bug (c) tub
- 36.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) not (c) rot
- 37.🤗 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) hug
- 38.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) d
- 39.📦 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) box (c) bin
- 40.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) tub (c) nut
Answer key
- mop
- dug
- bug
- top
- cup
- log
- t
- dot
- u
- sun
- u
- b
- u
- l
- pot
- h
- hug
- tub
- d
- o
- nut
- bus
- u
- f
- run
- cup
- mug
- run
- log
- hum
- bun
- u
- hog
- o
- tub
- not
- hug
- d
- box
- cup
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