Letter Sound: Uu (short u)

Grade level

Kindergarten

Time

About 10 minutes

Topic

Letter sounds

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Letter recognition, Letter sounds, Beginning, middle and ending sounds, Letter formation

What kids do

“Say it, color it, trace it and write it. Then find every u, trace the u words and draw something that starts with /u/!”

Printed on the sheet:

1. 3. Trace it: U and u
2. 5. Find it: color every u
3. 6. Read and trace the u words
4. Write your own u word:
5. 7. Draw something that starts with short u

Words on this sheet

Uuupusugh

Teacher tip

Short u, as in umbrella. Say “uh” like you are thinking.

How to use it

• Hold up the letter and let kids show a thumbs up when they hear a word with that sound.
• Say the sound with a picture and a motion, like a buzzing hand for /b/ in bee.
• Use it in a small reading group so you can hear each child sound out a few words.

Watch for

Adding “uh” to stop sounds, like “buh” for /b/. Keep sounds short and crisp.

Talk about it

• What sound do you hear at the very start of this word?
• What sound does this letter or letter team make?

Take it further

Make a letter collage: kids cut out pictures from magazines that start with the letter.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.