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.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) l (c) h
- 2.Which word is “cup”? (a) lip (b) cup (c) bus
- 3.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fin (b) fun (c) run
- 4.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cut (c) cub
- 5.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) b (c) g
- 6.Change the “p” in “pot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) dot (c) got
- 7.Change the “s” in “sun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) bud (c) bun
- 8.Which word is “box”? (a) six (b) box (c) fox
- 9.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 10.Which word is “tub”? (a) tap (b) cup (c) tub
- 11.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 12.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 13.🚌 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bin (c) bus
- 14.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) bun
- 15.☕ Which word is this? (a) nut (b) lip (c) cup
- 16.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) hog (c) jog
- 17.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) bus (c) run
- 18.Change the “f” in “fog” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) jug (b) fog (c) jog
- 19.Change the “l” in “lot” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) pot (c) lot
- 20.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) z (c) f
- 21.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 22.Change the “m” in “mop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) hog (c) mop
- 23.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dog (b) dot (c) bat
- 24.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) got (c) not
- 25.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 26.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tub (b) run (c) bus
- 27.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 28.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) h (c) t
- 29.Which word is “nut”? (a) sun (b) nut (c) dot
- 30.Change the “l” in “log” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) log (c) dog
- 31.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) s (c) b
- 32.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) v (c) b
- 33.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 34.Change the “h” in “hut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) cut (c) nut
- 35.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) nap (b) fox (c) box
- 36.Change the “h” in “hug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) hug (b) tug (c) dug
- 37.Which word is “run”? (a) hug (b) van (c) run
- 38.Which word is “dot”? (a) dog (b) dot (c) hat
- 39.Change the “n” in “nut” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hut (b) hit (c) nut
- 40.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) jug (c) hug
Answer key
- d
- cup
- fun
- cut
- b
- got
- bun
- box
- u
- tub
- log
- log
- bus
- sun
- cup
- hog
- bus
- jog
- pot
- f
- dog
- hop
- dot
- not
- u
- tub
- o
- t
- nut
- dog
- b
- r
- u
- nut
- box
- dug
- run
- dot
- hut
- hug
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