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 “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) bus (c) box
- 2.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bad (b) bun (c) bud
- 3.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) n (c) h
- 4.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pin (b) bin (c) run
- 5.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) dog (c) mug
- 6.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 7.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) dot (c) fox
- 8.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 9.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) tub (c) hug
- 10.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) box (c) bug
- 11.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 12.Change the “r” in “rod” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) nod (c) not
- 13.📦 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bin (c) box
- 14.Blend the sounds: l – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) jog (c) fog
- 15.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 16.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) sun (c) rat
- 17.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 18.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cot (c) nut
- 19.Change the “h” in “hop” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) hop (c) cop
- 20.Change the “p” in “pot” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) hot (c) pot
- 21.Change the “d” in “dog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fox (b) dog (c) fog
- 22.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) s (c) f
- 23.Which word is “nut”? (a) tub (b) net (c) nut
- 24.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) v
- 25.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) zip (c) sun
- 26.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) dog (c) box
- 27.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
- 28.Change the “g” in “hog” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) hot (c) hog
- 29.🤗 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) hat (c) hug
- 30.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 31.Which word is “bus”? (a) cup (b) bus (c) sun
- 32.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cop
- 33.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 34.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 35.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) sun (c) run
- 37.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) box (b) fox (c) fix
- 38.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fan (b) run (c) fun
- 39.Change the “d” in “dot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) not (c) dot
- 40.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) t
Answer key
- box
- bud
- n
- run
- dug
- u
- fox
- log
- tub
- bus
- o
- nod
- box
- log
- u
- run
- o
- cut
- cop
- hot
- fog
- s
- nut
- b
- cup
- box
- bug
- hot
- hug
- u
- bus
- cup
- bug
- u
- u
- run
- fox
- fun
- not
- d
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