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