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