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.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) got (c) dot
- 2.Which word is “cup”? (a) zip (b) hug (c) cup
- 3.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hum (b) hem (c) ham
- 5.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) six (c) top
- 6.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) c
- 7.📦 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) box (c) log
- 8.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) box (c) fix
- 9.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) bin (c) box
- 10.Which word is “run”? (a) van (b) run (c) ten
- 11.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) d (c) b
- 12.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 13.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) m (c) c
- 14.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) d (c) b
- 15.Change the “t” in “tub” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) cub (c) cup
- 16.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) t (c) b
- 17.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) run (c) sun
- 18.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 19.Change the “g” in “got” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) got (c) lot
- 20.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) hit (c) hut
- 21.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) log (c) dog
- 22.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) r (c) m
- 23.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 24.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bud (c) bad
- 25.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) dug (c) tug
- 26.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) bug (c) run
- 27.🥜 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) rat (c) nut
- 28.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) j
- 29.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) hug
- 30.Change the “c” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) cop (c) hop
- 31.Which word is “tub”? (a) run (b) tub (c) sun
- 32.Change the “p” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) hot (c) cot
- 33.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) rot (c) pot
- 34.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) pot (c) not
- 35.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) sun (c) hen
- 36.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 37.Which word is “nut”? (a) tub (b) nut (c) rat
- 38.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) cot (c) cut
- 39.Change the “t” in “hut” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hut (c) hum
- 40.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) m (c) n
Answer key
- got
- cup
- u
- hum
- box
- t
- box
- fox
- box
- run
- d
- bug
- c
- b
- cub
- l
- run
- o
- dot
- hut
- fox
- r
- log
- bud
- hug
- tub
- nut
- b
- bug
- top
- tub
- cot
- rot
- not
- hug
- o
- nut
- cut
- hum
- n
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