A L P H A B E T
The alphabet, the alphabet will help me write and read
a l p h a b e t
The alphabet, the alphabet let's learn from A to Z
Learn the letter names, letter sounds, how to write them down
Hear the letters used in words as consonants and vowels
This is letter U u and it looks like this
Letter U u is a vowel in the alphabet
This is an uppercase U look and see
Write an uppercase U in the air like me
Start at the top
Straight down, curve up
Then straight line back to the top
Start at the top
Straight down, curve up
Then straight line back to the top
This is a lowercase u look and see
Write a lowercase u in the air like me
Start in the middle
straight down, curve round
straight line back up
then straight line down
Start in the middle
straight down, curve round
straight line back up
then straight line down
A L P H A B E T
The alphabet, the alphabet will help me write and read
a l p h a b e t
The alphabet, the alphabet let's learn from A to Z
Listen right now, letter U u makes the sound
I say the short u sound /ŭ/ /ŭ/ /ŭ/ /ŭ/
Now you say the short u sound /ŭ/ /ŭ/ /ŭ/ /ŭ/
At the beginning of these words listen for the short u sound /ŭ/
/ŭ/ umbrella
/ŭ/ under
/ŭ/ umpire
/ŭ/ up
In the middle of these words listen for the short u sound /ŭ/
/ŭ/ bug
/ŭ/ rug
/ŭ/ mud
/ŭ/ cub
Listen right now, letter U u makes the sound
I say the long u sound /ū/ /ū/ /ū/ /ū/
Now you say the long u sound /ū/ /ū/ /ū/ /ū/
At the beginning of these words listen for the long u sound /ū/
/ū/ unicycle
/ū/ ukulele
/ū/ unicorn
/ū/uniform
In the middle of these words listen for the long u sound /ū/
/ū/ cute
/ū/ cube
/ū/ mule
/ū/ music
ALPHABET
The alphabet, the alphabet will help me write and read
a l p h a b e t
The alphabet, the alphabet let's learn from A to Z