Short U Says /u/

Story Brief #15

U is a vowel.

🎯 Your mission

Match the sound to the letters.

⚡ The twist

The same letter can make two different sounds.

What you'll learn · 1 of 3

U is a vowel. It often makes the short sound /u/, as in up and umbrella.

What you'll learn · 2 of 3

It's the sound you make when you are thinking: uh. Listen to the middle of bus: b-uh-s.

What you'll learn · 3 of 3

Sun, cup, and bug all have short u. Now you know all five short vowels: a, e, i, o, and u!

Key points

1 of 3

Which word starts with short u, like up?

2 of 3

Which word has /u/ in the middle?

3 of 3

How many vowels are there: a, e, i, o, u?

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You got 0 of 3 right.

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