Long U Vowel Teams for Kids: ue, ew and u with silent e (Grade 1 and 2 English)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Long U says its name. You can hear it in words like cube, blue and new. Today we will learn the letter teams that spell the long U sound.

The first way is U with a silent E. In cube, the E at the end is quiet, but it makes the U say its name. Cub becomes cube. Tub becomes tube.

The next team is U and E together, like in blue, glue, true and clue. When U and E sit side by side at the end of a word, they say oo.

Another team is E and W, like in new, few, chew and grew. This team often comes at the end of a word too. Ew says oo or you.

Long U can sound two ways. Sometimes it says you, like in cube and few. Sometimes it says oo, like in blue and chew. Both are long U sounds.

Let's read a sentence. The new blue tube of glue is on the desk. New has ew. Blue and glue have ue. Tube has U with a silent E.

Now it's your turn. Which word has a long U team: drum, flew, or stop? Pause and try. The answer is flew. The E and W team makes the long U sound.

Great job! Remember, long U can be spelled with U and silent E, the team U E, or the team E W. Practice long U teams in the English Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!