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