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