Reading Words With a Short Vowel /u/ Sound

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In this lesson, you will practice reading words with a short vowel /u/ sound.

Your goal is to be able to read each word correctly and write the word by listening to all the individual letter sounds in the word.

Get started with this fun video!

Keep it up with some hands-on practice!

Follow these steps.

1. Print the Short /u/ Picture Cards found under Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar.

2. Cut out the letters and the picture cards.

3. Lay the cards out on the table in front of you.

Now, you can find the /u/ sound in words on your own!

Follow these steps.

1. Point to the picture of up.

1. Say the letter name U.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /u/ sound.

4. Stretch the /u/ sound in the word up by saying uuuup.

2. Point to the picture of the umbrella.

1. Say the letter name U.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /u/ sound.

4. Stretch the /u/ sound in the word umbrella by saying uuuumbrella.

3. Point to the picture of the rug.

1. Say the letter name U.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /u/ sound.

• Where do you hear the short /u/ sound in this word?

4. Stretch the /u/ sound in the middle of the word rug by saying ruuuug.

Great job!

• Are you ready for more practice?
  

Follow these steps.

1. Print the Short /u/ Segmenting Words Graphic Organizer (Downloadable Resources).

2. Cut out the picture cards.

3. Lay the cards and the segmenting mat out on the table in front of you.

Now, you can practice segmenting the short /u/ sound in words!

Follow these steps.

1. Begin with the picture of up. Say up.

2. Now say the beginning sound in up, /u/.

3. Next say the ending sound in up, /p/.

4. Now, as you say each sound, move a penny onto the mat. Say /u/ and move a penny onto the first block. Say /p/ and move another penny onto the next block.

Moving the pennies onto the mat from the beginning of the word to the end as you say each sound will help you to hear and visualize each sound in the word.

• How many sounds does the word up have?

The word up has only two sounds.

5. Now try saying the sounds in rug.

• How many sounds do you hear in the word rug?

Yes, there are three sounds in the word rug.

6. Repeat this procedure for the picture cards run and sun.

Nice job!

Move to the Got It? section to practice some more!