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 “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) fox (c) box
- 2.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) nut (c) tub
- 3.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) hug (c) bug
- 4.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bed (c) mud
- 5.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 6.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 7.Which word is “bus”? (a) sun (b) bus (c) bin
- 8.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) bat (c) hug
- 9.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) cop (c) rot
- 10.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 11.Which word is “hug”? (a) nut (b) hug (c) tub
- 12.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) net (c) nut
- 13.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) map (c) mop
- 14.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) e
- 15.Change the “h” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) gem
- 16.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) lot (c) pat
- 17.Change the “b” in “bun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) fan (c) fun
- 18.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) f (c) r
- 19.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 20.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 21.Change the “h” in “hop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) hop (c) cop
- 22.Change the “p” in “pot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) cop (c) pot
- 23.Change the “g” in “got” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) hot (c) got
- 24.🏃 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) bus (c) run
- 25.Change the “g” in “fog” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) box
- 26.🪵 Which word is this? (a) leg (b) log (c) dog
- 27.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) cot (c) got
- 28.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) not (c) rod
- 29.Which word is “sun”? (a) run (b) sun (c) six
- 30.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) cut (c) cup
- 31.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) p (c) c
- 32.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 33.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 34.Change the “m” in “mop” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) mop (c) cop
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) hug (c) hum
- 36.Which word is “fox”? (a) log (b) fox (c) dot
- 37.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) pot (b) box (c) fog
- 38.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) bus (c) nut
- 39.🦊 Which word is this? (a) six (b) dot (c) fox
- 40.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
Answer key
- fox
- hug
- bug
- bud
- u
- o
- bus
- nut
- cot
- log
- hug
- nut
- mop
- u
- gum
- pot
- fun
- f
- o
- bug
- mop
- cot
- rot
- run
- fox
- log
- got
- rot
- sun
- cup
- c
- u
- o
- cop
- hum
- fox
- box
- nut
- fox
- u
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