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