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 “c” in “cub” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) cub (c) rub
- 2.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) n (c) p
- 3.🥜 Which word is this? (a) run (b) nut (c) sun
- 4.Which word is “sun”? (a) bus (b) pin (c) sun
- 5.Which word is “bus”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bus
- 6.Which word is “nut”? (a) run (b) nut (c) hat
- 7.Blend the sounds: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) tub (c) tug
- 8.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) g
- 9.☕ Which word is this? (a) map (b) nut (c) cup
- 10.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 11.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) c (c) h
- 12.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) s (c) f
- 13.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) dot (c) log
- 14.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) m (c) g
- 15.🏃 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) run (c) bin
- 16.Which word is “fox”? (a) fox (b) dog (c) six
- 17.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) cut (c) cup
- 18.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) rug (c) rub
- 19.Blend the sounds: c – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) cop (c) mop
- 20.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
- 21.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) s (c) l
- 22.Change the “j” in “jog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) jog (c) hog
- 23.🛁 Which word is this? (a) web (b) hug (c) tub
- 24.Blend the sounds: m – u – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) mug (c) mud
- 25.🦊 Which word is this? (a) box (b) dot (c) fox
- 26.Change the “t” in “tub” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) tub (b) rug (c) rub
- 27.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 28.Change the “c” in “cut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hot (b) hut (c) cut
- 29.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) net (b) nut (c) hut
- 30.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) d (c) t
- 31.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 32.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) t
- 33.Which word is “hug”? (a) sun (b) pig (c) hug
- 34.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) a
- 35.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rub (b) cub (c) rug
- 36.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) b
- 37.Change the “n” in “run” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) run (c) rug
- 38.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) box (c) beg
- 39.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) dot (c) hot
- 40.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
Answer key
- tub
- n
- nut
- sun
- bus
- nut
- tub
- r
- cup
- u
- h
- f
- dog
- l
- run
- fox
- cut
- rug
- cop
- bus
- b
- fog
- tub
- mud
- fox
- rub
- log
- hut
- nut
- d
- u
- t
- hug
- o
- rub
- b
- rug
- box
- dot
- bug
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