Short u (CVC) phonics worksheets: free printables
Free short u (cvc) worksheets: the letter u between two consonants, as in sun. 7 kinds of sheet, every word one a child taught this pattern can sound out, with an answer key.
Print the whole Short u (CVC) pack Decodable sentences for Short u (CVC)
The sheets
- Circle the word for the picture
- Fill in the missing letters
- Sort the words
- Build the word (cut-out letters)
- Word ladder (change one letter)
- Read the sentence
- Write the word under the picture
Sample: circle the word for the picture
Short u (CVC): circle the word for the picture
Name ____________________
Look at the picture. Circle the word that names it.
- sunrubhut
- rubtubbus
- sunbugbun
- hugsuncut
- sungutrun
How to teach short u (cvc)
Short u finishes the five short vowels. Children who have all five can read hundreds of three-letter words, and many more once they learn blends. Short u words are also some of the most playful: bug, mud, jug, pup, hug.
Say /u/ as in umbrella. Many children say it like /uh/ and it blends in nicely: b-u-g, bug. Keep the vowel short and do not add a sound after it.
Other patterns: Short a (CVC)Short e (CVC)Short i (CVC)Short o (CVC)Magic e (CVCe)Digraphs sh, ch, thConsonant blendsLong a (ai, ay)Long e (ee, ea)Long o (oa, ow)R-controlled vowels (ar, or)