ESL Phonics Lessons: Short u #4 (Read for Speed!)

Welcome to our ESL Phonics lesson focusing on speed reading with the short vowel “u.” Speed reading exercises are a fantastic way for ESL students to enhance their reading fluency and phonics skills. This lesson is designed to help students quickly and accurately recognize and pronounce words containing the short “u” sound, such as “bus,” “cup,” and “mud.” By engaging in speed reading activities, students will improve their reading speed, accuracy, and overall fluency.

ESL Phonics: Lesson Objectives

Develop Phonemic Awareness: Strengthen students’ understanding of the short “u” sound through repetitive practice.

Enhance Reading Fluency: Improve students’ ability to read quickly and accurately with a focus on the short vowel “u.”

Increase Word Recognition: Help students recognize and pronounce short “u” words with greater speed and confidence.

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 a short reading passage featuring the short “u” vowel sound. Students should read the passage as fast as they can and write down their times, with the goal of reading the complete passage within 30 seconds. Speed reading exercises like this are a fun and engaging way for students to challenge themselves and rapidly improve their reading speed. 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.