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