The sound /u/ is usually spelt with the letter u . Try writing the - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The sound /u/ is usually spelt with the letter ‘ u ’. Try writing the words to go with these pictures on your whiteboard.

The sound /u/ is usually spelt with the letter ‘ u ’. Try writing the words to go with these pictures on your whiteboard. ugly umbrella under

Less often the /u/ sound can also be spelt with ‘o’. Read these words out loud. Then, cover the word and try to spell it. Check the spellings – were you correct? m o ther m o ney br o ther c o ver n o thing h o ney o ther disc o ver M o nday w o nder

Close your eyes and randomly point to a word with the sound /u/ spelt with ‘o’ on the disc. 1. Write the word you have chosen in bubble writing. 2. Tell your friend what it means. See the next slides to check. 3. Draw the word for your friend to guess. 4. If you spin and it lands on ?, you must choose any of the ‘o’ words to write in a sentence.

m o ther - another word for mum

br o ther – a boy who has the same parents as another person

m o ney – coins and notes used to buy things

h o ney – sweet and sticky syrup, made by bees

disc o ver – to find something out

Here are this week’s spelling to practise. Monday money mother wonder brother honey nothing discover other cover Work hard to learn them and the information about ‘u’ that we have looked at today.