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Phonics • Lesson 11
Long Vowel Spellings With U
Words with the long / u / sound often end in silent e.
Long / u / can also be spelled ue.
M
U
L
E
consonant vowel consonant silent e
A
Read each pair of words. Write the word with the long / u / sound.
1. dude
2. us
3. jute
B
Circle all the words in the box that have a long / u / sound.
dud _________________ use jut 4. fuse
fuss _________________
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5. cub
cube _________________ _________________ 6. cut
cute _________________
duke
dug
vase
flute
fun
tune
fuse
like
fume cute
boat
Write the correct word for each picture.
1. mug _________________ 36
duel
2. mule
due
meat
C
gum
dune
rule
rude
fuel
lube
3.
late
lute _________________ tube
tub
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Phonics • Lesson 11
DCircle eight words in the puzzle that have a long / u / sound. Then write the words
on the lines.
W
B
F
U
E
L
P
Y
G
S
I
U
N
V
A
E
U
L
U
P
M
G
R
O
K
L
T
E
Z
E
D
U
N
E
E
B
C
J
M
U
C
L
P
H
X
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F
S
Q
D
I
M
U
S
E
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L
U
B
E
F
S
K
R
O
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A
H
M Q
I
N
D
Y
J
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Circle the word that makes sense in the sentence.
1. Sue had on a _____ hat. cut cap cute
2. At Yule time they _____ a big log. own ate use
3. Was that dude _____ to him? rude make need
4. In June we rode on a _____ . meal mule mole
5. Moe can play the _____ . lube lean lute
6. The fumes from the _____ were bad. foe fuel sun
7. When the lights went out, we looked at the _____ . fuse time code
8. The sky was a deep blue _____ . hum hue hut
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Date ______________________
Phonics • Lesson 11
FWrite a synonym from the box for each word below. (A synonym is a word that has a
similar meaning.)
cube
govern fight
bare
pretty color 1. fume ____________________ 5. duel ____________________
2. cue ____________________
6. cute ____________________
3. rude ____________________ 7. rule ____________________
4. hue ____________________
G
Write an answer to each riddle. Use the words in the box.
lute
rave
jug
mule
gas
hint
funny
impolite
8. nude ____________________
cube
fuel
rule
duke
June
tube
tune
dune
1. I am burned for heat. What am I? ____________________________________________________
2. I am something you sing. What am I? ________________________________________________
3. I am an animal you can ride. What am I? _____________________________________________
4. I am a geometric shape. What am I? _ _______________________________________________
5. I am something that tells you what to do. What am I? _________________________________
6. I am a summer month. What am I? __________________________________________________
7. I am something you play music on. What am I? _______________________________________
8. I am by a sandy beach. What am I? __________________________________________________
9. I am inside a paper roll. What am I? _________________________________________________
10. I am a nobleman. What am I? _______________________________________________________
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Answers
LESSON 11
Page 36: A. 1. dude 2. use 3. jute 4. fuse 5. cube
6. cute B. duke, fuse, due, rule, flute, rude, duel,
fume, fuel, tune, cute, dune, lube C. 1. mule 2. lute,
3. tube Page 37: D. fuel, dune, muse, lube, sue,
fume, Yule, dude E. 1. cute 2. use 3. rude 4. mule
5. lute 6. fuel 7. fuse. 8. hue Page 38: F. 1. gas 2. hint
3. impolite 4. color 5. fight 6. pretty 7. govern 8. bare
G. 1. fuel 2. tune 3. mule 4. cube 5. rule 6. June 7. lute
8. dune 9. tube 10. duke
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