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