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