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.Change the “f” in “fun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) sun (c) run
- 2.Which word is “run”? (a) sun (b) run (c) pin
- 3.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 4.🥜 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) net (c) nut
- 5.Change the “n” in “not” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) hot (c) hog
- 6.Which word is “dog”? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 7.Blend the sounds: g – u – m. Which word is it? (a) gem (b) sum (c) gum
- 8.Change the “n” in “run” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) rug (c) run
- 9.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) bat (c) rat
- 10.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) e
- 11.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 12.Which word is “hug”? (a) bug (b) nut (c) hug
- 13.Blend the sounds: r – u – n. Which word is it? (a) run (b) fun (c) rug
- 14.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) tub (c) run
- 15.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) rug (b) dug (c) dig
- 16.🐶 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) g (b) d (c) h
- 17.🐛 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bus (c) hug
- 18.Blend the sounds: d – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) lot (c) dot
- 19.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bus (c) bat
- 20.Change the “d” in “dug” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rag (b) rug (c) dug
- 21.Blend the sounds: f – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) sun (c) fin
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) pot (c) lot
- 23.🪵 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) leg
- 24.Change the “f” in “fun” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bun (b) bug (c) fun
- 25.Change the “c” in “cop” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) cop (c) hop
- 26.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) h (c) c
- 27.☕ Which word is this? (a) cup (b) cap (c) bug
- 28.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) dog (c) fog
- 29.Change the “m” in “sum” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) sun (b) fun (c) sum
- 30.Blend the sounds: t – o – p. Which word is it? (a) cop (b) tap (c) top
- 31.☀️ Which word is this? (a) pen (b) cup (c) sun
- 32.Which word is “dot”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) cat
- 33.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) log (c) dot
- 34.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) c (c) t
- 35.Change the “b” in “rub” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) ran (c) run
- 36.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dug (b) mug (c) hug
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) nut (c) hum
- 38.Blend the sounds: n – o – d. Which word is it? (a) nod (b) not (c) rod
- 39.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) rug (c) rub
- 40.Change the “b” in “rub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) tug (c) rug
Answer key
- sun
- run
- u
- nut
- hot
- dog
- gum
- rub
- dot
- o
- u
- hug
- run
- nut
- dug
- d
- bug
- dot
- box
- rug
- fun
- rot
- log
- bun
- hop
- c
- cup
- dog
- sun
- top
- sun
- dot
- fox
- d
- run
- mug
- hut
- nod
- rug
- rug
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