Short U Words Worksheets for Kindergarten and 1st Grade

What your child practices

Practice Short U Words with 6 worksheets for kindergarten and 1st grade, 59 questions in all. Young learners pick up language rules by seeing many short examples, so each page keeps the directions simple and the examples close to everyday speech. It opens with a guided Learn and Practice page, moves on to a practice sheet and a review test, then finishes with two quick quizzes and a mixed review. The skill matches Common Core RF.K.3b, the standard for phonics and decoding words. It also touches RF.K.2d, hearing and working with the sounds in spoken words. In Canada it matches the BC curriculum for Kindergarten. Answer keys sit on page 2 of each PDF, so checking takes seconds. New to the idea? Watch the Short U Words video lesson, then print a sheet while it is fresh.

Tips for parents

• Read each direction aloud. At this age the skill matters more than reading the instructions.
• Turn a mistake into a mini lesson: fix it together and write one new example.
• Have your child find one example of Short U Words in a book you are already reading together.