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