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.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 2.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 3.Change the “b” in “bun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) bun (c) rug
- 4.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) bin (c) hug
- 5.Which word is “tub”? (a) sun (b) bus (c) tub
- 6.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 7.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) fox (c) log
- 8.Change the “b” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cub (c) nut
- 9.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) v (c) b
- 10.🤗 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) hug (c) tub
- 11.Which word is “nut”? (a) hug (b) rat (c) nut
- 12.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 13.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bun (c) mud
- 14.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) p (c) v
- 15.Change the “b” in “rub” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rub (c) bun
- 16.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) d (c) h
- 17.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 18.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 19.Change the “b” in “bug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) rug (c) bug
- 20.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) h (c) f
- 21.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) log (c) hat
- 22.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) o
- 23.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gem (c) gum
- 24.Change the “t” in “dot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) dot (b) dig (c) dog
- 25.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bug (c) bin
- 26.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) g (c) b
- 27.Change the “s” in “bus” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bus (c) bun
- 28.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 29.🛁 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) tap (c) tub
- 30.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rot (c) rod
- 31.Which word is “dot”? (a) cat (b) dot (c) rat
- 32.Change the “x” in “fox” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) fig
- 33.Change the “t” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) bag (c) bug
- 34.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) dot
- 35.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) hat (c) box
- 36.Change the “h” in “hop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) mop (c) top
- 37.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 38.Change the “g” in “dog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) dog (c) dot
- 39.Which word is “cup”? (a) tap (b) nut (c) cup
- 40.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) hut (c) net
Answer key
- o
- o
- run
- sun
- tub
- u
- fox
- cut
- b
- hug
- nut
- u
- bud
- d
- run
- d
- u
- u
- rug
- h
- hug
- o
- gum
- dog
- box
- f
- bun
- o
- tub
- rod
- dot
- fog
- bug
- dog
- dot
- top
- u
- dot
- cup
- nut
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