short u: Phonetic CHILDREN'S DICTIONARY

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Picture Dictionary
Organized by the Sound at the Beginning of the Word
long a b hard c
+ k ch d long e f+ph hard g h long i j +
soft g l long o short o p s + soft c sh t th long u v y
short a short e pl sk sl sp st sph short u w
air aw bl cl cr qu dr eer fl gl short i m or ow pr skr sm spl str sw shr tr thr ur wh z
ar br fr gr n oy r squ sn spr tw

Words that Start with a "Short U" Sound
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ugly
Something that is ugly is not nice to look at.
Ultrasauros
Ultrasauros was a huge, long-necked dinosaur.

umbrella
An umbrella protects you from the rain.

umbrellabird
The Umbrellabird is a rain forest bird with a large tuft of feathers on its head.

under
The cat is under the table.

underground
Many animals live underground. ABC 123

underline
When you underline something, you draw a line under it.

underwear
People wear underwear under their clothes.

ungulate
Ungulates are hoofed mammals.

unhappy
Sometimes people cry when they're unhappy.

unzip
When you unzip something, you open a zipper.

up
Up is the opposite of down. A B C

upper case
Upper case letters (also called capital letters) are used at the beginning of sentences and proper nouns (like people's names).

upside down
When something is upside down, its top is where its bottom used to be.

us
Us is a word that includes yourself and others.