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