Written and illustrated by
Miz Katz N. RatzT.M.
Short Vowel “U”
ProgressivePHONICS
Beginner
1 Book T.M.
ProgressivePHONICS
Beginner
5 Book T.M.
bug sun
cup
Letters & words used in this book
upcup
usbus
mudtub gumyum
funrunsun
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butcutnut
Alphabet letters introduced in
this book:
Alphabet letters introduced in earlier books:
u
a c t s m n d h r e b g l v w yI k f x p z o j
Letters not yetintroduced:
q (no short-vowel, 3-letter words start with a ‘q’)
bughugjugrug
bed redleg wet
atcat
canran
hadsad
I if biginithitsit
on gothot
dog
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Start Guide 4 ............................... oIntro to “uh” sound 5 ............................ o“up” word family 6................................. up, cupo“us” word family 15 ................................. us, buso“un” word family 21 ................................. fun, run, suno“ut” word family 31 .................................. but, cut, nut o“ub” word family 38 ................................. tubo“um” word family 44 ................................ gum, yum o“ud” word family 48 ................................. mudo“ug” word family 52 ................................. bug, hug, jug, rug
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Don’t rush it. Body-builders don’t train in a day – neither does a child.
And most important ofall, HAVE FUN!
Read the book WITH your child. You read the “regular” text, and he/she reads the big, red words, sort of like reading the different parts in a play.
Help your child sound out the words as needed.
Read the book several times. This helps develop the eye muscles and left-to-right reading patterns.
Quick Start Guide
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Today we are going topractice the “uh” sound.
Can you say, “uh”?
The “uh” sound is in lots of words, like --
(Read this page TO your child.)
up, up, upand away
under an ugly
umbrella
UncleDunkle’sunderwear
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upcup
”up” family
(Other “up” words not taught here:pup, sup, syrup, ketchup, hiccup, etc.)
6
I lost my balloon
up in the sky.
Up up it, went
without saying bye-bye. b
Balloon
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My next balloon will bnever be lost – itcan’t go up if it is full of rocks. b
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There’s a cloud upthere, the sky, up inwhite and fluffy and b
really high. up
Cat Cloud
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I cat think my
goes to sleep. up you look , you If up
see her feet.can10
Cup Of Water
I cup drank a
of water – a incup of course.
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I drank a second b, and then a cup
third and a fourth. b
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Maybe one cupwould have been b
benough...
1 2 3 4
13
I think four
cups was a blittle too much. b
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”us” family
usbus
(Other “us” words not taught here:pus, plus, minus, walrus, focus, fungus, virus, etc.)
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Our Mamma and bPappa take care bof . us
Eat With Us
16
They bring usfood, and they give b
lots of love. us17
If you like, you could beat with – wiggly usworms and jiggly bugs! b
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The Bus
Look . at usWe are a onbus...
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...which is much, bmuch better than a bbus on us!
20
”un” family
(Other “un” words not taught here:pun, gun, spun, shun, begun, rerun, etc.)
funrunsun
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The is sunbig. The
sun is yellow. b
Sun
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The is like sunmy lemon Jell-o. b
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I sun thought the
would taste good too, but bthe was much suntoo to chew. hot
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I run so quickly.
so fast. I runNo one catches me bas past.I run
Run
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If run you want to
as fast as me, you bneed another – leg
with three. I run26
Fun
It fun is to
a race.run
27
It fun is
to make a face. b
28
But is to it funwatch grass grow? b
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We fell asleep, so bwe don’t know. b
30
butcutnut
”ut” family
(Other “ut” words not taught here:gut, jut, abut, shut, strut, donut, etc.)
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My shoes are bsilly, what butcan I do?
My Shoes
32
I want to take them
off, put but Ithem with glue.on
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I tried to eat a
, nut but Icouldn’t chew . it
Nut
34
I cut it with a
knife, couldn't but Icut it through .
35
So I hit itwith a hammer, bbang, bang, crash... b
36
... couldn’t eat but Ithe – was nut itbang, bang, smashed! b
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tub
”ub” family
(Other “ub” words not taught here:cub, pub, sub, rub, club, grub, stub, scrub, etc.)
38
I sit in like to
a . tub I can sit in tub a
all day. b
Bath Tub
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But how can I sit in tub a
if these ducks
won’t go away? b
I tub turned my
into a with a bedblanket for my feet and ba pillow for my head. b
Bed In The Bath
41
But the didn’t tubmake a very good b
... bed
42
...every time take Ia bath, my bedgets .wet
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gumyum
”um” family
(Other “um” words not taught here:hum, mum, sum, drum, plum, etc.)
44
Chewing is gum, , yum yum
yum...
Gum
45
... bubble but bgum...
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pop
...is trouble b.gum
”ud” family
(Other “ud” words not taught here:bud, dud, spud, thud, etc.)
mud
48
Mud
How does mudwalk through a door and bleave footprints mudon the floor?
49
Does mudwear shoes? bDoes mudwear socks? b
50
How do you
make the bad mud stop? b
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bughugjugrug
”ug” family
(Other “ug” words not taught here:dug, mug, tug, snug, drug, plug, shrug, etc.)
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Bug Hug
53
How does a buggive another buga ? hug
Does a give buga with a bump hugof its head? b
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Does a give buga with an arm hugand a ? leg
Or maybe a jumps bug the air to give up in
another a bughug bug-a- there.
56
I had red a
rug red . My
rug was so nice...
Red Rug
57
... my but red rug ran away
last night. b
58
I wouldn’t be so
my sad if rug ran off alone,
59
but rug my
ran off with my
and my home. dog b
60
Jack Jones juggled bwith a full jugof juice. b
Jack Jones Juggled
61
Then Jack juggled bwith a and juga moose. b
62
The moose gotloose and drank bthe of juice.jug
63
So now Jack juggles bwith an empty jugof juice. b
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What is the right way bto get rid of a ? bugDo say goodbye and Igive a ? it hug
Bye, Bye, Bug
“get rid of” = to remove; to make something go away65
What the if bugis a ? Do in cupI it give a ladder to
help climb ?it up66
And what the if bugis my toe? Do on Iholler and scream bor just say no? b
67
I I wish knew the right
thing to do... because... bthe isn’t me; bug onthe is you.bug on
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