CVC · short u

CVC word: cup

“cup” is a CVC word with the short u sound, in the -up family.

Sound it out

LettersSound
c/c/
u/u/
p/p/

Practise

  • Say each sound, then blend: /c/ /u/ /p/ → cup.
  • Trace it with the CVC tracing pack.
  • Find the other -up words below.

-up family

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