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