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 “b” in “bud” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mud (b) bud (c) mug
- 2.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 3.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 4.Blend the sounds: h – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) hug (c) rug
- 5.Change the “m” in “hum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) hum (b) tug (c) hug
- 6.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 7.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) not (b) got (c) hot
- 8.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) bus (c) bin
- 9.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rid (c) rod
- 10.Change the “p” in “cup” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) cub (b) cut (c) cup
- 11.Change the “d” in “dot” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) rat (c) dot
- 12.⚫ Which word is this? (a) log (b) dot (c) box
- 13.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) bus (c) hen
- 14.Which word is “nut”? (a) cup (b) nut (c) run
- 15.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 16.Blend the sounds: b – o – x. Which word is it? (a) log (b) box (c) fix
- 17.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bat (c) bus
- 18.Change the “c” in “cot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) cot (b) dot (c) got
- 19.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) p (c) d
- 20.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) u
- 21.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) f (c) m
- 22.Change the “n” in “not” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) pot (c) hot
- 23.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) fog (b) dig (c) dog
- 24.🐛 _ u g — which letter is missing? (a) j (b) n (c) b
- 25.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) hug (b) jug (c) dug
- 26.Which word is “cup”? (a) tub (b) cup (c) cap
- 27.Change the “g” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) tub (c) cub
- 28.🛁 Which word is this? (a) tap (b) hug (c) tub
- 29.Which word is “bus”? (a) bug (b) bus (c) bag
- 30.🥜 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) rat (c) nut
- 31.☕ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) tub (c) cup
- 32.Blend the sounds: j – u – g. Which word is it? (a) jug (b) tug (c) mug
- 33.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 34.Change the “s” in “sum” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hum (c) gum
- 35.Change the “t” in “tug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bag (b) tug (c) bug
- 36.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) o (c) u
- 37.Blend the sounds: h – u – t. Which word is it? (a) hot (b) hit (c) hut
- 38.Change the “s” in “sum” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) hum (c) hem
- 39.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fox (b) fog (c) fix
- 40.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
Answer key
- mud
- u
- o
- hug
- hug
- u
- got
- sun
- rod
- cub
- rot
- dot
- run
- nut
- o
- box
- box
- dot
- d
- u
- r
- pot
- dog
- b
- dug
- cup
- tub
- tub
- bus
- nut
- cup
- jug
- u
- gum
- bug
- u
- hut
- hum
- fox
- u
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