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 this? (a) web (b) hug (c) tub
- 2.Blend the sounds: c – u – t. Which word is it? (a) cat (b) cot (c) cut
- 3.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 4.Change the “b” in “bug” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) dug (c) dog
- 5.🚌 Which word is this? (a) run (b) bus (c) bin
- 6.Change the “p” in “cup” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cup (b) cub (c) cut
- 7.Change the “d” in “rod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rod (b) pot (c) rot
- 8.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) b (c) g
- 9.Which word is “tub”? (a) tap (b) bus (c) tub
- 10.🦊 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) box (c) fox
- 11.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) m (c) b
- 12.☕ Which word is this? (a) lip (b) cup (c) hug
- 13.Which word is “cup”? (a) bug (b) cup (c) nut
- 14.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) jug (c) jig
- 15.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) rid (b) rod (c) red
- 16.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) i
- 17.Which word is “bug”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bus
- 18.Blend the sounds: b – u – n. Which word is it? (a) fun (b) bun (c) bus
- 19.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) j (c) t
- 20.Change the “g” in “got” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) lot (b) not (c) got
- 21.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) dog (c) fog
- 22.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) box (c) fix
- 23.Which word is “run”? (a) van (b) cup (c) run
- 24.📦 Which word is this? (a) six (b) box (c) bed
- 25.🥜 _ u t — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) j (c) n
- 26.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 27.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 28.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) get (b) got (c) cot
- 29.Change the “h” in “hot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) pot (c) hot
- 30.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 31.Change the “s” in “sun” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rub (b) run (c) sun
- 32.Which word is “log”? (a) log (b) dog (c) leg
- 33.Change the “d” in “dog” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fog (b) log (c) dog
- 34.Blend the sounds: t – u – g. Which word is it? (a) mug (b) tug (c) tag
- 35.Blend the sounds: h – o – p. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) top (c) hop
- 36.Change the “t” in “hut” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) hug (c) hut
- 37.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) e
- 38.Change the “g” in “got” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) got (b) pot (c) pet
- 39.Change the “c” in “cut” to “n”. Which word do you get? (a) nut (b) net (c) cut
- 40.🐛 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) bug (c) bus
Answer key
- tub
- cut
- o
- dug
- bus
- cut
- rot
- f
- tub
- fox
- b
- cup
- cup
- jug
- rod
- u
- bug
- bun
- t
- not
- hog
- box
- run
- box
- n
- u
- u
- got
- cot
- u
- run
- log
- fog
- tug
- hop
- hum
- o
- pot
- nut
- bug
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