Short and long u sounds
Alphabet letters that we call vowels:
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a | e | i | o | u |
We use these vowel letters to write lots of sounds in words.
They can be pronounced in a long or a short way.
Goals
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Words that are written with ‘u’ but can be long or short sounds:
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| umbrella | |
unicorn | ||
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Words that start with a short ‘u’ or a long ‘u’
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Short u | Long u |
under | usually |
unusual | unicorn |
ugly | use |
Words that start with a long or short ‘u’ sound
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unicorn | use | utensil |
uncle | universe | ugly |
umpire | ulcer | up |
useful | until | ukulele |
Divide the group in half. One half puts hands up if long u sound and the other if short u sound.
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under | unite | used |
unusual | useful | umbrella |
underwear | underneath | universe |
until | university | unique |
Now try these words - the ‘u’ sound may not be at the beginning of the word.
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jug | blue | mug |
fun | undone | bug |
fruit | unify | croup |
juice | unite | pug |
Extra for experts...Which letters make the ‘u’ sound in these words?
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June | puppy | you or oo? long or short? | |||||
blue | hunch | ||||||
bruise | double | ||||||
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Are you ready to find short and long ‘u’ sounds? Check out these ‘u’ sound vowel videos first.
Now try these...
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