Short Vowel U


Videos and songs to help Kindergarten kids learn how to pronounce the short vowel U. Learn CVC words with letter U, The -ub,-ud,-ug,-um,-un,-up,-us,-ut word family and three letter blending with short U.




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The following diagram shows some examples of cvc, short u words. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce the short letter u and read short u words.

Short u words

Short Vowel Letter “u” Phonics song
How to pronounce the, “short u” sound?

Short U sound
How to make the “short u” sound?
Learn words that contain the short u vowel.




The short U Song
Phonics song for children

Word Family -ut
Phonics Song for Kids
Learn about the ut word family.
Word families are groups of words that have a common pattern.

CVC Words with Letter U
Consonant Vowel Consonant
Phonics Song

Three Letter Blending with Short U

Practice Short “U” CVC Words
Let’s Read! Three letter words with “U”

Reading with Short U: CVC Words

Little Miss Muffet
Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey,
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away



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