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