Short U Phonics Passages

Build CVC reading fluency with these Kindergarten phonics readers. These 21 Phonics Readers for the Short U Word Family are perfect for students who are learning to read with phonics patterns. They can be used for emergent readers, intervention, tutoring and much more. These are highly controlled passages that only contain words within that word family or previously taught words.

★ There are three passages per word family, for a total of 21 Short U passages. The passages get progressively longer and more difficult as students are taught more word families.

★ Two new sight words are introduced with most word families. Previously taught sight words are practiced and repeated throughout the passages.

★ Each page has a decoding and sight word side and a reading side. The decoding and sight word side is for before reading practice. Each passage comes with and without dots under each word.

★ Included are two comprehension questions per story. There are two questions on the reading page that are oral discussion questions. The same questions are repeated on the comprehension page with primary writing lines. There is also a space for drawing about the story.

★ Word cards are included for both phonics words and sight words. Phonics words have a picture. Both black and white and color versions are available for most images. Cut on the solid line and fold on the dotted line to create a flash card.

Short U Word Families include

• -ut
• -ub
• -ug
• -un
• -um
• -ud
• -ull

Sight Words include

made, their, play, like, went, saw, said, from, ate, with, there, where, fly

The Short U passages assume that students have read the Short A, Short I and Short O passages. Short A, I, and O words and sight words passages are used in these passages.