Worksheet -- Lesson 21

Letter u

Subject: English | Class: Playgroup | Series: Skillford

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Note for parents and teachers: Read each instruction aloud to the child. The child answers by pointing, saying, circling, colouring, matching or tracing. The child is not expected to read the words.

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Exercise A: Say the Sound

Point to the letter and say its sound together.

u

• Say: "u says /u/," as in umbrella.
• Say it three times: big voice, small voice, whisper.

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Exercise B: Look and Say

Point to each picture. The child says the word.

1. umbrella
2. umpire
3. unicorn
4. uniform
5. utensils

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Exercise C: Circle the Letter u

Help the child circle every letter u in each row.

1. u v u t u
2. r u s u v
3. u u t r u

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Exercise D: Colour the Pictures

Colour each picture. Say the word while colouring.

1. An umbrella -- give every panel its own colour
2. A unicorn -- use any colours you like
3. A uniform -- colour it like your own school uniform

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Exercise E: Match the Picture to the Letter

Draw a line from each picture to the letter u.

Picture		Letter
umbrella	------	u
umpire	------	u
unicorn	------	u
uniform	------	u
utensils	------	u

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Exercise F: Trace the Letter u

Start at the dot. Go down, curve round at the bottom, go up, then go straight down again.

1. u . . . u . . . u . . . u . . . u

2. u . . . u . . . u . . . u . . . u

3. Try on your own from the dot: • • • •

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Exercise G: Listen and Say

The adult says the sentence. The child says it back in small parts.

"The umpire is holding an umbrella in the rain."

1. What is the umpire holding? (an umbrella)
2. Is it sunny or rainy? (rainy)

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Well Done!

Colour a star when the child can:

• ☆ say the /u/ sound
• ☆ name umbrella, umpire, unicorn, uniform and utensils
• ☆ trace "u" from the dot