Fun With Phonics - The Vowel Team Collection: The Long Vowel Sound 'U'

The Vowel Team Collection - The Long Vowel Sound U 📚🔤

In this comprehensive video, we explore the long vowel sound U, which can be spelled in various ways. Perfect for young learners, teachers, and home educators, this video helps to break down how different vowel teams and spellings represent the long U sound.

Here’s what you’ll find in this video:

u (as in "unit"): This spelling creates the /ju:/ sound, heard in words like "unicorn."
u-e (as in "tune"): The split digraph gives us the long U sound in words like "flute."
ew (as in "knew"): This spelling is another way to represent the long U sound.
ue (as in "blue"): Common in words like "clue" and "rescue."
eu (as in "feud"): This less common spelling also forms the long U sound in words like "Europe."
ui (as in "suit"): Found in words like "fruit" and "juice."
Additionally, we cover the "oo" sound (as in "moon"), which technically produces a different vowel sound but still falls under the broader long U vowel family in phonics, due to its /u:/ pronunciation.

This video is designed as a fantastic revision tool to reinforce understanding of the long U sound and its various spellings. Use it in your phonics lessons or as a fun review activity at home!

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Happy learning, and enjoy mastering the long vowel U sounds! ✨