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Learn to read | Phonics for kids | Long U Vowels

Lesson created by Whitney Raser using TED-Ed's lesson creatorVideo from Alphablocks YouTube channel

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A-E-I-O-U are special letters: they are vowels! Any word you write has to have a vowel, but did you know that vowels can make two sounds? Vowels can make a short sound AND a long sound. To make a long vowel sound you need different pairings of letters. In this video we'll learn what the long u sound sounds like and how you can make it!

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What words do you know that have the long u sound? Can you think of at least 5 words? List them below!


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Glue, Fruit, Fluke, Refuse, Huge, Group, Cute, Cool, Crew, Coupon, Cashew, Shoe, Canoe, Blue, Brew, Flu, Amuse, Cube, Duke, Dude, Dune, Droop, Grew, Perfume.