Phonics: Short -o- and Short -u- Sounds

Can you hear the short -o- and short -u- sounds in the words?

https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_4.1_pg2_1.mp3

https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_4.1_pg2_2.mp3

phonics panda audio button Some words have a short -o- sound. The short -o- sounds like "ahhh" and is written like this: ŏ.

Some words have a short -u- sound. This short -u- sounds like "uh" and is written like this: ŭ.

Can you hear the ŏ sound in words? Can you hear the ŭ sound in words?

One word has an ŏ sound and one word has an ŭ sound.

Click on the picture to hear the word.

https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_4.1_pg2_IntPD_audio1.mp3

mop

https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_4.1_pg2_IntPD_audio2.mp3

mouse

https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_4.1_pg2_IntPD_audio3.mp3

tub

https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_4.1_pg2_3.mp3

https://cms.accelerate-ed.com/s3/r/content/Elementary/docs/LanguageArts2/audio/ELA2_4.1_pg2_4.mp3

Question

Did you hear the short -o- sound? What word? Did you hear the short -u- sound? What word?

audio button You hear the ŏ sound in the word "mop." Listen to yourself say it. "Mop" You hear the ŭ sound in the word "tub." Listen to yourself say it. "Tub"