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