CVC · short u

CVC word: hug

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

Sound it out

LettersSound
h/h/
u/u/
g/g/

Practise

  • Say each sound, then blend: /h/ /u/ /g/ → hug.
  • Trace it with the CVC tracing pack.
  • Find the other -ug words below.

-ug family

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