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.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 2.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 3.Change the “b” in “cub” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) cub (c) cup
- 4.🚌 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bat (c) bus
- 5.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) pin (c) bus
- 6.🥜 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) nut (c) hug
- 7.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) i
- 8.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 9.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 10.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 11.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 12.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dog (c) box
- 13.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hem (b) hum (c) ham
- 14.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) d (c) m
- 15.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) box (c) bus
- 16.Change the “g” in “fog” to “x”. Which word do you get? (a) box (b) fog (c) fox
- 17.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 18.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 19.Which word is “tub”? (a) tub (b) nut (c) web
- 20.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) got (b) cot (c) hot
- 21.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) cub (c) rub
- 23.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) dug (c) dog
- 24.Which word is “hug”? (a) pig (b) hen (c) hug
- 25.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 26.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) b (c) n
- 27.Change the “d” in “dug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) rug (c) run
- 28.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) lot (c) not
- 29.Blend the sounds: c – u – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) cut (c) cup
- 30.Change the “c” in “cut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) cut (c) hit
- 31.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) hug (c) jug
- 32.Change the “j” in “jog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) lot (c) jog
- 33.Change the “r” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bin (b) bun (c) run
- 34.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) hog (c) hot
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hit (c) cut
- 36.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) fog (c) hog
- 37.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) gem (b) sum (c) gum
- 38.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) p (c) d
- 39.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 40.Change the “b” in “bun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) run (b) sun (c) bun
Answer key
- u
- o
- cup
- bus
- run
- nut
- o
- log
- u
- o
- dog
- fox
- hum
- s
- box
- fox
- dot
- u
- tub
- got
- u
- rub
- dog
- hug
- u
- b
- rug
- not
- cup
- hut
- jug
- log
- bun
- hot
- hut
- dog
- gum
- r
- u
- sun
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