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”.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.Change the “b” in “tub” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) dug (c) tub
- 2.🏃 Which word is this? (a) ten (b) run (c) bus
- 3.Change the “j” in “jug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) dug (c) jug
- 4.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) f (c) j
- 5.☀️ Which word is this? (a) sun (b) tub (c) hug
- 6.🏃 _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) r
- 7.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 8.🛁 t _ b — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) o
- 9.Blend the sounds: d – o – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) dug (c) dog
- 10.Change the “t” in “not” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) rod (c) nod
- 11.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) hot (c) hit
- 12.Which word is “tub”? (a) ten (b) tub (c) cup
- 13.🤗 Which word is this? (a) hug (b) log (c) bag
- 14.Blend the sounds: m – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) hug (c) mug
- 15.Which word is “fox”? (a) six (b) fox (c) box
- 16.Which word is “run”? (a) sun (b) ten (c) run
- 17.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) e
- 18.Change the “c” in “cot” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) cot (c) lot
- 19.Which word is “log”? (a) leg (b) dog (c) log
- 20.🤗 h _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) i
- 21.Which word is “sun”? (a) sun (b) pan (c) nut
- 22.Blend the sounds: b – u – s. Which word is it? (a) bun (b) bus (c) bud
- 23.☀️ _ u n — which letter is missing? (a) f (b) r (c) s
- 24.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
- 25.Blend the sounds: r – o – d. Which word is it? (a) red (b) rod (c) nod
- 26.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) a
- 27.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dig (b) jug (c) dug
- 28.Change the “l” in “lot” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) dot (c) lot
- 29.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sum (b) gum (c) hum
- 30.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) f (c) d
- 31.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) b (c) n
- 32.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) o
- 33.🐶 d _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 34.Which word is “box”? (a) bug (b) box (c) bed
- 35.Which word is “nut”? (a) nut (b) run (c) hug
- 36.Which word is “bus”? (a) bat (b) bus (c) run
- 37.Which word is “hug”? (a) hug (b) cup (c) run
- 38.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) r (c) d
- 39.Change the “d” in “dug” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) dug (b) bug (c) hug
- 40.Change the “m” in “mud” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) bun (c) mud
Answer key
- tug
- run
- tug
- f
- sun
- r
- u
- u
- dog
- nod
- hot
- tub
- hug
- mug
- fox
- run
- o
- lot
- log
- u
- sun
- bus
- s
- o
- rod
- u
- dug
- dot
- sum
- d
- b
- o
- o
- box
- nut
- bus
- hug
- b
- bug
- bud
Free phonics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/phonics-for-kids