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Match the Rhymes
Focus on the short u sound in this rhyme instructional activity for emergent readers. Learners examine images surrounding a jug, drawing lines to connect it to those that rhyme (bug, rug, mug). Then, they practice their printing by...
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Vowels
Once viewed in slideshow mode, this presentation shows nine interactive slides about short vowel sounds. Within these slides, there are seven questions asking viewers if they hear a short vowel sound in a list of words. A check mark pops...
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Short U Word Family
For this short U word family worksheet, 1st graders look at three pictures, then fill in the initial consonants for four words in the short U family.
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Vocabulary Building For Short "u"
In this vocabulary building for short "u" worksheet, students write the words after hearing them, unscramble the words and rewrites misspelled words.
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Home Spelling Practice
In this spelling worksheet, students practice their spelling words that include short u words, short vowel words, and short sight words that writers use. Students practice 25 words.
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Spelling: 1st Grade Short u
For this 1st grade home connection spelling practice worksheet, 1st graders examine 6 spelling words that feature the short u sound. Students write the words 1 time each.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Short U, Long U
In this spelling learning exercise, students learn to spell a list of 20 words that have the sound of short or long vowel U. Students write the words one time. There are additional suggestions on the page for at-home activities.
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Short a - Short e – Short i – Short o – Short u
In this vowels reading activity, students recognize the words that have the short a, short e, short i, short o, and short u sounds as they read several words.
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Vocabulary Building: Unusual short u
In this short u worksheet, students write 6 words as they are called out, unscramble words and use them in sentences. All words have short u in an "unusual" way.
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Vocabulary Building: Short u
In this short u worksheet, students write words as they are called out, unscramble words, then use the words in sentences.
Rock ’N Learn
Bud And June
In this letter u worksheet, 1st graders will focus on both the long and short vowel sound. Students will study 8 pictures and write the word below each picture on the lines provided.
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The Short "u" Sound Words and Drawing
In this short "u" sound word worksheet, 1st graders write 3 words that contain the short "u" sound. They print two rows of the words rug, bug, and under before drawing a picture of a bug and a picture of the sun in boxes at the bottom of...
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Short "u" vowel
First graders successfully build words containing the short "u" vowel. They connect letter cards with an accuracy of 90%. Students build on phonics as well. They encounter within this lesson sequencing.
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Does It Have Long U or Short U?
In this long U worksheet, students say the name of 12 pictures. Students circle the symbol for long or short U to match the sound that the vowel in the word makes.
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Short Vowels Sorting
In this phonics worksheet, students investigate the sounds of short E, short O and short U vowels. Students read and compare 24 words and sort them into the correct place on the chart.
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Reading Bear: Short Vowel Lessons Review
In this beginning reading module, the instructor reviews words that incorporate short vowels in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see words sounded...
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Reading Bear: Short U Lesson
In this beginning reading module, the instructor models how to pronounce words that incorporate short "u" in them. Students are prompted to interact with the video segments at various times. Students can choose to sound out words, see...
St. Charles Place Education Foundation
Reading Bear: Short U Quiz
This site is an interactive quiz to assess knowledge of words that incorporate short /u/. The quiz is designed to follow the "Reading Bear: short u" lesson.
Starfall
Starfall: Gus the Duck
Learn the short U vowel sound with this cleverly illustrated and animated read-along story about a duck named Gus. Students can click on the word and it will show them how to blend phonemes to pronounce the word.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Phonics in Context
Contains plans for a lesson that teaches students the letter-sound relationship for the short /u/ sound using the book "Umbrella" by Taro Yashima. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: The Bell Has Rung: Ung
This printable consonant blends worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will add form -ung consonant blend words that will complete a paragraph. An answer key and lesson...
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Bud and June Long U (With Silent E) and Short U Sounds
This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will view pictures and write words that contain short /u/ and long /u/. An answer key and lesson extension are...
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Words That Rhyme With Bug
Help the bees collect words that rhyme with "bug" by clicking on the bees to see the words and drag the rhyming words into the nests.