Written and illustrated by

Miz Katz N. RatzT.M.

Short Vowel “U”

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1 Book T.M.

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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

12

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

24

I run so quickly.

so fast. I runNo one catches me bas past.I run

Run

25

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

29

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.)

31

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

39

40

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

43

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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47

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

51

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

64

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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