1. Long Vowel u

2. Listen carefully, long vowels always say their own names
Listen carefully, long vowels always say their own names. Long vowel “u” sounds like this “u”.
Words with long vowel “u” can be spelled like this. Take a look at the following examples.
EXAMPLES:
1.- u_e: mule tube
2.- u: music menu

3. Read and listen carefully to the following words.
They all have the sound of long vowel “u”.
Repeat them after me (loudly and slowly). Ready?
united
uniform
flute
music
fuse
cute
use
huge
rule
refuse

4. Next, let’s review the short sound of “u”
Next, let’s review the short sound of “u”. Do you remember what short “u” sounds like?
It sounds like this “u” as in fun, cup, tub, cub.
Let’s practice, get a pen and a piece of paper. Write numbers 1 to 10 in one column.
Listen to the words, repeat them and on the piece of paper, write “s” for short or “l” for long.

5. 1. huge
2. us
3. cute
4. pupil
5. cub
6. cube
7. supper
8. hug
9. cut
10. puppy

6. The answers are:
1. huge
long
2. us
short
3. cute
long
4. pupil
long
5. cub
short
6. cube
long
7. supper
short
8. hug
short
9. cut
short
10. puppy
short

7. Let’s try another exercise. Replace each * with u to make words.
ref * se f * ture h * ge
m * le c * e h * man

8. These are the words:
refuse future use
mule cue human
Notice that the letters in red have the sound of long vowel “u”.
Now, try to form sentences with those words and show them to your teacher.

9. GOOD TRY!