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