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