Progressive Phonics Short Vowel "U"

Progressive Beginner

PHONICST.M. 51Book

bug sun

cup

Short Vowel “U”

Miz Katz N. RatzWritten and illustrated by
T.M.

Letters & words used in this book

Alphabet letters u
introduced in
this book:

Alphabet letters actsmndhr
introduced in ebglvwy
earlier books:
Ikfxpz oj

Letters not yet q (no short-vowel, 3-letter
introduced: words start with a ‘q’)

up us fun but tub mud gum bug

cup bus run cut yum hug

sun nut jug

rug

I it in if big
hit
sit

bed leg red wet

at can had
cat ran sad

on dog got
hot

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Start Guide ............................... 4
5
o 6
15
Intro to “uh” sound ............................ 21
31
o 38
44
“up” word family ................................. 48
52
up, cup
o

“us” word family .................................

us, bus
o

“un” word family .................................

fun, run, sun
o

“ut” word family ..................................

but, cut, nut
o

“ub” word family .................................

tub
o

“um” word family ................................

gum, yum
o

“ud” word family .................................

mud
o

“ug” word family .................................

bug, hug, jug, rug

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Quick Start Guide

Read the book WITH your child.
You read the “regular” text, and
he/she reads the big, red words,
sort of like reading the different
parts in a play.

Help your child sound
out the words as
needed.

Read the book several times.
This helps develop the eye muscles
and left-to-right reading patterns.

Don’t rush it. Body-
builders don’t train in
a day – neither does a child.

And most important of
all, HAVE FUN!

4

(Read this page TO
your child.)

Today we are going to
practice the “uh” sound.

Can you say, “uh”?

The “uh” sound is in lots
of words, like --

up, up, up
and away

Uncle
Dunkle’s
underwear

under
an ugly
umbrella

5

”up” family

up
cup

(Other “up” words not taught here:
pup, sup, syrup, ketchup, hiccup, etc.)

6

Balloon

I lost my balloon
up in the sky.
Up, up it went
bwithout saying bye-bye.

7

bMy next balloon will
itnever be lost –
can’t go up if
it bis full of rocks.

8

Cat Cloud

upThere’s a cloud

up inthere, the sky,

bwhite and fluffy and

up really high.

9

I think my cat

upgoes to sleep.

If upyou look , you

can see her feet.

10

Cup Of Water

I drank a cup
inof water – a

cup of course.

11

I bdrank a second
cup, and then a
bthird and a fourth.

12

1 234

cupMaybe one
bwould have been
benough...

13

I think four
cups was a b
blittle too much.

14

”us” family

us
bus

(Other “us” words not taught here:
pus, plus, minus, walrus, focus, fungus, virus, etc.)

15

Eat With Us

bOur Mamma and
bPappa take care
of us.

16

usThey bring

bfood, and they give

us lots of love.

17

If byou like, you could

useat with – wiggly

bworms and jiggly bugs!

18

The Bus

Look at us.

onWe are a

bus...

19

b...which is much,
bmuch better than a
bus on us!

20

”un” family

fun
run
sun

(Other “un” words not taught here:
pun, gun, spun, shun, begun, rerun, etc.)

21

Sun

The sun is
big. The

sun bis yellow.

22

sunThe is like
bmy lemon Jell-o.

23

I sunthought the
bwould taste good too, but

sunthe was much
hottoo to chew.

24

Run

I run so quickly.
I run so fast.
bNo one catches me
as I run past.

25

If you want to run

bas fast as me, you

legneed another –

I run with three.

26

Fun

It is fun to
run a race.

27

It is fun
bto make a face.

28

But is it fun to
bwatch grass grow?

29

bWe fell asleep, so
bwe don’t know.

30

”ut” family

but
cut
nut

(Other “ut” words not taught here:
gut, jut, abut, shut, strut, donut, etc.)

31

My Shoes

bMy shoes are
butsilly, what
can I do?

32

I want to take them

off, but I put

onthem with glue.

33

Nut

I tried to eat a
nut, but I
itcouldn’t chew .

34

I cut it with a

but Iknife, couldn't

cut through it.

35

So I hit it
bwith a hammer,
bbang, bang, crash...

36

but I... couldn’t eat
the nut – it was
bbang, bang, smashed!

37

”ub” family

tub

(Other “ub” words not taught here:
cub, pub, sub, rub, club, grub, stub, scrub, etc.)

38

Bath Tub

I like to sit in
a tub. I can
sit in a tub
ball day.

39

But how can I
sit in a tub
if these ducks
bwon’t go away?

40

Bed In The Bath

I turned my tub

bedinto a with a

bblanket for my feet and

ba pillow for my head.

41

tubBut the didn’t

bmake a very good

bed...

42

I...every time take
beda bath, my
gets wet.

43

”um” family

gum

yum

(Other “um” words not taught here:
hum, mum, sum, drum, plum, etc.)

44

Gum

gumChewing is

yum, yum,

yum...

45

...but bubble b
gum...

46

pop

b...is trouble
gum.

47

”ud” family

mud

(Other “ud” words not taught here:
bud, dud, spud, thud, etc.)

48

Mud

mudHow does

bwalk through a door and

mudleave footprints

on the floor?

49

Does mud

bwear shoes?

Does mud

bwear socks?

50