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