Phonemic Awareness, & Phonics - Long U, Short U

Short U Mini-Book : Run Bug! Run! Free

"Run, Bug!  Run!" is an 8-page book about a bug who runs from the rug, runs from a mug, and runs from the tub. 

Long U Mini-Book : Using My Crayons Member

In "Using My Crayons", a boy is uses his crayons to draw a the USA, a cube, and a unicorn.

Short U Poem: "Mud Puppy" Member

"Mud Puppy" is a cute, easy-to-read poem about a puppy who digs in the mud.  It includes many short u words.

Short U Poem: "Buggy Bump Ball" Member

"Buggy Bump Ball" is a fun poem about bugs who attend a ball.  The poem has lots of short u words.

Build-a-Word: Sun & Mug Free

Cut out the letters and make two short u words: sun and mug.

Build-a-Word: Jump & Up Member

Clip the letters and arrange to make two short u words: jump and up.

Sorting - Long U, Short U Member

Sort the words into two groups: Words with a short u sound (like up and mug) and those with a long u sound (like unicorn and use).

Letter U u - Practice Sheet Member

Look for capital and lowercase letter U.  Practice writing the letter U u.

Alphabet Coloring Page - Letter U Member

Can you find the umbrella, the UFO, and the unicycle in this picture?

Long U and Short U
Word Wheels

Short U -  Word Wheel Member

Phonics word wheel: cup, cut, bus, tub, us, up, rug, run.

Long U -  Word Wheel Member

Phonics word wheel: music, clue, use, blue, mule, tube, cube, menu.

-ub Word Wheel Member

These words include tub, club, cub, and sub.

-uck Word Wheel Member

This word wheel includes the words tuck, luck, truck, and duck.

-ug Word Wheel Member

This set includes  tug, mug, rug, dug, and plug.

-ump Word Wheel Member

This set includes lump, pump, thump, and jump.

-un Word Wheel Member

This word wheel includes the words bun, fun, sun, and spun.

-unk Word Wheel Member

This circle includes  junk, trunk, bunk, sunk, chunk, skunk.

-ut Word Wheel Member

This circle includes but, cut, gut, shut, and nut.