Short U Long U. Distinguishing between long and short vowel sounds is one of the first steps in mastering vowels. Take our long u and short u worksheets help to explain this to your students.
The English vowels are A, E, I, O, & U. (Sometimes Y is a vowel, pronounced as if it were I. Smarty invites the last of the five vowels in this episode of Phonics Stories. For example, cut and cute are pronounced differently, but which one has the long u sound?
This file is perfect for guided reading groups, word work, or Long and Short U Word Study Sort and Activities (U, UE, uCe & EW).
The first word in each pair contains a long 'u' vowel, whereas the second contains a.
It's heard in words like "huge." When teaching phonics, start with the short vowel sounds first. Breaking up lessons based on vowel sounds helps kids chunk. The vowel digraph OO can make a long sound as in fOOd.