Welcome to our ESL Phonics lesson on short “u” rhyming words. Rhyming is a vital phonemic awareness skill that significantly enhances reading fluency and phonics comprehension. This lesson is designed to help ESL students recognize and produce rhyming words with the short “u” sound, such as “cut,” “but,” and “hut.” Through engaging activities and practice exercises, students will develop their ability to identify and use rhyming words effectively.
ESL Phonics: Lesson Objectives
- Identify Rhyming Words: Students will learn to recognize words that rhyme with the short “u” sound.
- Produce Rhyming Words: Practice creating new rhyming words using the short “u” sound.
- Enhance Phonemic Awareness: Develop phonemic awareness skills by engaging with rhyming words.
Mastering the short vowel “u” sound is an essential step in learning English phonics for ESL students. Explore the resources ESL Phonics section at Stickyball.net to find worksheets, games, and more to support your phonics teaching journey.
The free ESL phonics lesson below introduces sets of rhyming words that are color-coded to help students grasp the concept of rhyming words more easily. On the following page, students practice writing words that rhyme with various short “u” words. (Teachers may need to help students complete this page.) This ESL phonics lesson is available for free download, and you can download many more lesson like this in our textbook Phonics Monster: Short Vowels.
