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