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