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.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 2.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) rub (c) cub
- 3.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) rub (c) rug
- 4.Change the “d” in “bud” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bus (c) bun
- 5.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 6.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) bug (c) hug
- 7.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) gum (c) sum
- 8.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) hen (c) van
- 9.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) n (c) f
- 10.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) r (c) s
- 11.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 12.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) can (c) pin
- 13.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 14.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) dog
- 15.Change the “d” in “dug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) dug (c) jug
- 16.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) h (c) w
- 17.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) cup (c) cut
- 18.🛁 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) cup (c) tub
- 19.Change the “r” in “rub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tub (c) cub
- 20.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 21.Change the “p” in “pot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) cot (c) pot
- 22.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cub (b) rub (c) tub
- 23.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 24.Change the “g” in “bug” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bun
- 25.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) sun (c) bag
- 26.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) log
- 27.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) pot (c) dot
- 28.Which word is “cup”? (a) hug (b) map (c) cup
- 29.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bag (c) bug
- 30.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 31.🏃 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) can (c) run
- 32.Which word is “nut”? (a) rat (b) nut (c) dot
- 33.Blend the sounds: m – o – p. Which word is it? (a) mop (b) cop (c) map
- 34.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) fox
- 35.Which word is “bug”? (a) hug (b) bag (c) bug
- 36.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) hop (c) hot
- 37.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) p (c) w
- 38.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 39.Which word is “sun”? (a) cup (b) sun (c) run
- 40.Change the “l” in “lot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) dot (c) lot
Answer key
- u
- cub
- rug
- bus
- log
- tub
- gum
- sun
- d
- s
- o
- run
- dog
- hug
- mug
- f
- cut
- tub
- tub
- o
- cot
- tub
- u
- bus
- bus
- box
- pot
- cup
- bug
- log
- run
- nut
- mop
- fox
- bug
- hop
- c
- o
- sun
- cot
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