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.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) e
- 2.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) not (c) net
- 3.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) sun (c) run
- 4.🏃 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bug (c) run
- 5.Change the “n” in “nod” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rid (b) rod (c) nod
- 6.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bat (c) bus
- 7.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hop (b) top (c) hot
- 8.🤗 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) h (c) r
- 9.Change the “b” in “box” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 10.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) i
- 11.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) l (c) b
- 12.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) u
- 13.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) dot
- 14.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) a
- 15.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cup (c) cut
- 16.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) fox
- 17.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 18.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) d (c) j
- 19.Which word is “cup”? (a) sun (b) cup (c) tub
- 20.Change the “c” in “cop” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) map (c) mop
- 21.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) hen (c) sun
- 22.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 23.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) t (c) c
- 24.Which word is “run”? (a) pen (b) run (c) can
- 25.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) rat (c) cat
- 26.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) u
- 27.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 28.Change the “t” in “rot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) rot (c) red
- 29.Which word is “bus”? (a) bag (b) box (c) bus
- 30.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 31.Which word is “nut”? (a) bus (b) nut (c) sun
- 32.Change the “h” in “hog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) fox (c) hog
- 33.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) g (c) h
- 34.Change the “b” in “bun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) fun (c) fin
- 35.Which word is “tub”? (a) hug (b) tub (c) nut
- 36.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) l
- 37.Which word is “log”? (a) dog (b) leg (c) log
- 38.Change the “d” in “dug” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) bug (c) mug
- 39.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) hat (c) log
- 40.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) dug (c) dog
Answer key
- u
- not
- sun
- run
- rod
- box
- hop
- h
- fox
- u
- b
- u
- fox
- o
- cup
- fox
- dog
- d
- cup
- mop
- hug
- u
- c
- run
- dot
- u
- o
- rod
- bus
- o
- nut
- fog
- b
- fun
- tub
- l
- log
- mug
- dot
- dug
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