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