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.📦 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) l (b) z (c) b
- 2.🤗 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) hug (c) sun
- 3.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) u
- 4.Change the “t” in “top” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) mop (b) top (c) map
- 5.Blend the sounds: h – o – g. Which word is it? (a) hop (b) hog (c) jog
- 6.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) red (c) bus
- 7.Change the “n” in “bun” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) bug (b) bun (c) bus
- 8.Change the “b” in “bud” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) bud (b) mug (c) mud
- 9.🛁 _ u b — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) z (c) t
- 10.Change the “p” in “pot” to “g”. Which word do you get? (a) rot (b) pot (c) got
- 11.Change the “p” in “pot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) cot (c) cut
- 12.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) b (c) r
- 13.🦊 f _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) o (c) i
- 14.Which word is “dog”? (a) dot (b) dog (c) log
- 15.Which word is “dot”? (a) log (b) dot (c) hat
- 16.Change the “b” in “bun” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fun (b) bun (c) fin
- 17.Which word is “bus”? (a) bed (b) box (c) bus
- 18.Blend the sounds: h – o – t. Which word is it? (a) hog (b) lot (c) hot
- 19.☀️ s _ n — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 20.Change the “j” in “jog” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) jog (b) dog (c) log
- 21.🛁 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) tub (c) ten
- 22.Change the “m” in “mug” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) mug (b) hug (c) dug
- 23.🥜 Which word is this? (a) sun (b) nut (c) cat
- 24.Change the “r” in “rot” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) pot (b) rot (c) cot
- 25.Blend the sounds: r – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) rot (c) dot
- 26.Change the “m” in “mug” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) tug (b) dug (c) mug
- 27.Which word is “hug”? (a) dog (b) hug (c) sun
- 28.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) dog (c) box
- 29.Change the “c” in “cop” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) top (c) tip
- 30.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) i (c) a
- 31.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) o
- 32.⚫ Which word is this? (a) dot (b) fox (c) cat
- 33.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 34.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) lot (c) nod
- 35.Blend the sounds: n – o – t. Which word is it? (a) lot (b) dot (c) not
- 36.Which word is “sun”? (a) pin (b) pen (c) sun
- 37.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 38.🚌 Which word is this? (a) bus (b) hug (c) run
- 39.Change the “s” in “bus” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bud
- 40.📦 Which word is this? (a) box (b) bed (c) bug
Answer key
- b
- hug
- u
- mop
- hog
- run
- bus
- mud
- t
- got
- cot
- b
- o
- dog
- dot
- fun
- bus
- hot
- u
- dog
- tub
- hug
- nut
- cot
- rot
- tug
- hug
- fox
- top
- u
- o
- dot
- u
- not
- not
- sun
- u
- bus
- bud
- box
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