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U Has Two Ways to Talk

Practice hearing short u and long u through picture choices, sound sorting, and vowel-letter links.

KindergartenELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toRF.K.3.b

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What’s included

  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 12 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Kindergarten
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students distinguish short u /ŭ/ from long u /yoo/ in spoken picture names.
  • Students connect short u and long u sounds to the vowel letter u.

How to use

Name every picture for children first, then read all directions and choices aloud. Model /ŭ/ as in sun and /yoo/ as in cube. For the last question, name both pictures in each pair.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

RF.K.3.b

Match the long and short sounds of the five major vowels to their common spellings.

Preview

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Name Date

U Has Two Ways to Talk

Listen for short u and long u.

Listen to U

Short u sounds like /ŭ/ in sun. Long u sounds like /yoo/ in cube.

1.
Which picture has long u, /yoo/ as in cube?
  • A. Picture of a mug
  • B. Picture of a cube
  • C. Picture of a duck
  • D. Picture of a nut
2.
Which picture has short u, /ŭ/ as in sun?
  • A. Picture of a cake
  • B. Picture of a leaf
  • C. Picture of a truck
  • D. Picture of a kite
3.
Which vowel letter matches the sound in the middle?Picture of a jug
  • A. u
  • B. o
  • C. a
  • D. i

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