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