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Short u phonics books

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Today I’m sharing a set of fun and free easy readers featuring the short u sound.

free easy readers for short u

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A sample book

easy reader page 1

Every book starts like this.  I always put the first new word in big bold print without a picture.  Since the focus of these early readers is sounding out words, I don’t give a picture clue on that first page.

easy reader page 2

Now your child can check how he did by reading the word in a simple sentence. I try to use silly pictures whenever I can!

easy reader page 3

I also put in phonetic words from other books we’ve done. Since the short u set is the last of my long vowel phonics readers, you’ll find a lot of short vowel words mixed in.

easy reader page 4

By now you’ve noticed that these are not actually stories.  My phonics books are simply words and sentences printed in a book format.  Because it’s a lot more motivating to read an actual book than flash cards!  If you’re looking for phonics books that tell actual stories, you might want to see my recommendations in this post.

easy reader page 5

easy reader page 6

Lots of phonics practice on this page, with the words man, can, hit, and rug.

easy reader page 7

On the last page your child can practice reading all the words again without picture clues.  When my Four gets stuck he peeks back in the book.

free easy readers for short u complete set

How to assemble:

  • Print pages 2-21 front to back (page 1 is my Terms of Use).  I like to use light cardstock to make the books durable.
  • Separate the stack into each individual book.  Each book consists of two pages front to back.
  • Cut across the horizontal center of the pages.
  • Insert the pages into each other, using the page numbers as a guide.
  • Staple with a long arm stapler.

For a picture tutorial to help you put the books together, visit my post with set one.

Check out the rest of our sets!

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28 Comments

  3. Tara Naveen

    You are doing good work.. I will try all your activities.. My baby girl is 2 year 8 month.. I want to teach phonics.. Please guide me through your website and she learnt all letter sounds but she not interested in blending.. So please guide me in step by step instructions.. Thank you

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    • Anna Geiger

      Hi Tara, I absolutely want to help you, but I don’t have time to write up a learning plan for your daughter. Like you , I’m a busy mom – and my five kids don’t like me at the computer all day. 🙂 If you have specific questions about what you read in the other post, I can answer them.

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  5. Diane Vasquez

    I just wanted to say thank you for all the hard work that you do and for being so willing to share your work with others. I am a kindergarten teacher with many students who came into K with little to no letter knowledge and it has been a challenging year. I just downloaded all your word family readers and the silent e book. I cannot wait to use them in my class and I’m sure the kids will love them. I am amazed at how much you do with having five children at home. God bless you in your endeavor. You are quite simply amazing!

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    • Kate Dowling

      Hi Aviva!

      This is Kate, Anna’s assistant. I’m sorry it took so long for us to see your comment! I just checked this with my own email to make sure it is working. After I entered my address, it came to my email. I opened the email and clicked on the blue link that says, “CLAIM YOUR OFFER.” Please try again, and if it’s not in your inbox, check your spam folder.

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  11. nicole

    Hello
    I would like to get some more word family books for reader just beginning with word families. I would like to start with a word families (-ab, at, an etc.) Where can I find those? And the other vowels word families (e, I, and o)
    Thanks
    Nicole

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  13. Wendy Wong

    Hi,
    I have problem in downloading phonics books set 2, 5 and 9.
    I received emails for these 3 sets but when I clicked on the link, blank pages appeared..
    Any other way I get the three copies?

    Thanks in advance

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