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