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