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.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) bun (c) rug
- 2.☕ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) tap (c) cup
- 3.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) sun (c) run
- 4.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 5.Which word is “hug”? (a) cup (b) tub (c) hug
- 6.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) w (c) l
- 7.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 8.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) m (b) c (c) g
- 9.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 10.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) fun (c) sun
- 11.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bus
- 12.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) bug (c) tub
- 13.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) s (c) l
- 14.📦 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) box (c) bag
- 15.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) tub (c) tug
- 16.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) w (c) t
- 17.Blend the sounds: b – u – d. Which word is it? (a) bud (b) bun (c) bus
- 18.☀️ Which word is this? (a) pan (b) ten (c) sun
- 19.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) bus (c) tub
- 20.Change the “g” in “got” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) got (c) hot
- 21.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) hen (c) hug
- 22.Change the “d” in “dug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) hug (c) dug
- 23.Change the “t” in “rot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) nod (b) rot (c) rod
- 24.Which word is “bus”? (a) run (b) bus (c) bin
- 25.🐶 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 26.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) m (c) d
- 27.Change the “d” in “dug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) tug (c) dug
- 28.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) i (c) o
- 29.Change the “p” in “pot” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) pot (c) not
- 30.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 31.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 32.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 33.Change the “n” in “nut” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) nut
- 34.🏃 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) ten (c) run
- 35.Which word is “fox”? (a) box (b) fox (c) log
- 36.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) hip (c) hop
- 37.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 38.Blend the sounds: b – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) big (c) bun
- 39.Blend the sounds: s – u – m. Which word is it? (a) sum (b) gum (c) sun
- 40.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) p
Answer key
- run
- cup
- sun
- u
- hug
- r
- log
- c
- u
- fun
- bug
- tub
- d
- box
- tub
- b
- bud
- sun
- tub
- not
- sun
- hug
- rod
- bus
- dog
- d
- tug
- o
- not
- dog
- o
- u
- cut
- run
- fox
- hop
- u
- bug
- sum
- h
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