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