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 “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rod (c) rid
- 2.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 3.Which word is “sun”? (a) can (b) bus (c) sun
- 4.Which word is “nut”? (a) run (b) hug (c) nut
- 5.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) pin (c) tub
- 6.Change the “n” in “not” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) not (c) pot
- 7.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) box (c) fog
- 8.Change the “n” in “bun” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bud (c) bun
- 9.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) log (c) dog
- 10.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 11.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 12.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 13.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) t (c) r
- 14.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) nut (c) nod
- 15.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) b (c) r
- 16.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) m
- 17.Which word is “fox”? (a) dot (b) log (c) fox
- 18.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) rat (c) tub
- 19.Which word is “cup”? (a) can (b) cup (c) bus
- 20.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bad (c) bus
- 21.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cut (b) cat (c) cub
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) rug (c) rub
- 23.Change the “b” in “rub” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) ran (c) run
- 24.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) g
- 25.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) sun (b) bud (c) bun
- 26.Change the “s” in “bus” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) tug (c) bus
- 27.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 28.Which word is “box”? (a) bin (b) box (c) dog
- 29.Change the “m” in “hum” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) hum (c) hut
- 30.Which word is “bus”? (a) bus (b) nut (c) bag
- 31.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) l (c) d
- 32.🤗 Which word is this? (a) pig (b) run (c) hug
- 33.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 34.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) p (b) b (c) l
- 35.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 36.Blend the sounds: j – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) jog (c) jug
- 37.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 38.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 39.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) cup (c) cub
- 40.📦 Which word is this? (a) bin (b) box (c) bat
Answer key
- rod
- o
- sun
- nut
- run
- cot
- fox
- bud
- fox
- o
- u
- u
- b
- not
- b
- c
- fox
- run
- cup
- bud
- cut
- rub
- run
- h
- bun
- bug
- u
- box
- hut
- bus
- d
- hug
- log
- l
- u
- jog
- bug
- u
- cup
- box
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