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