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