Read CVC Words with Short 'u'
~6 min
Let's read words with the short 'u' sound. S-U-N spells 'sun'!
The Short U Sound
Listen for the /u/ sound in the middle.
Word: sun
sound 1s
sound 2u
sound 3n
The letter 'u' makes a short sound like the 'u' in the word 'sun'. When you hear this sound in the middle of a word, it is spelled with a 'u'.
💡 Try to say the sound clearly in your throat.