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: t – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) cub (c) tug
- 2.Change the “n” in “not” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) rot (c) not
- 3.Which word is “bus”? (a) nut (b) tub (c) bus
- 4.Blend the sounds: s – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) sun (c) run
- 5.Change the “f” in “fox” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) ten (b) fox (c) box
- 6.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) m (c) c
- 7.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tag (b) tug (c) jug
- 8.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 9.Which word is “nut”? (a) rat (b) bat (c) nut
- 10.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) f (c) b
- 11.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) o
- 12.Which word is “box”? (a) box (b) bat (c) bin
- 13.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) s
- 14.🏃 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) bus (c) run
- 15.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 16.Blend the sounds: r – u – b. Which word is it? (a) tub (b) run (c) rub
- 17.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 18.Which word is “sun”? (a) ten (b) cup (c) sun
- 19.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) log (c) six
- 20.☀️ Which word is this? (a) bin (b) sun (c) hug
- 21.Change the “t” in “cut” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cut (b) cup (c) cap
- 22.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) f (c) n
- 23.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) hug (c) bag
- 24.Change the “g” in “rug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) rug (c) run
- 25.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) d (c) v
- 26.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) mop (c) top
- 27.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 28.Which word is “hug”? (a) bus (b) pig (c) hug
- 29.Which word is “bug”? (a) bug (b) bag (c) hug
- 30.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) nut (c) lot
- 31.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) fox (c) log
- 32.☕ Which word is this? (a) map (b) cap (c) cup
- 33.Blend the sounds: c – u – b. Which word is it? (a) cup (b) rub (c) cub
- 34.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dot (b) log (c) dog
- 35.Which word is “fox”? (a) dog (b) fox (c) six
- 36.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) f (c) t
- 37.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) bug (b) rug (c) dug
- 38.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) dug (c) jog
- 39.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 40.Change the “g” in “got” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) lot (c) dot
Answer key
- tub
- rot
- bus
- sun
- box
- c
- tug
- u
- nut
- b
- u
- box
- b
- run
- dog
- rub
- o
- sun
- box
- sun
- cup
- n
- bug
- rub
- d
- mop
- u
- hug
- bug
- not
- dot
- cup
- cub
- dog
- fox
- f
- dug
- dog
- log
- lot
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