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