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LESSON PLAN
for Lesson 45
VCe Long /u/

Materials
Lesson plan and
teaching materials

To view the teaching materials, click on "Lesson plan and teaching materials." Then scroll to the end of the lesson to find the following materials:

  • VCe picture cards
  • VCe word cards
  • Short vowel word cards
  • Word-family cards
  • Letter cards
  • Bingo card
  • Practice sheet
  • Workmats


No More Sad Tunes
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Background

The VCe long /u/ vowel spelling as in cube is only one spelling of the long /u/ vowel sound. There are other spellings of the long /u/ vowel sound. These include oo as in moon, ui as in suit, ou as in soup, and ough as in through. In some cases, this VCe pattern does not represent the long /u/ vowel sound, as in assure, treasure, and pressure. 

Note: There is some debate about whether the sound in words like cube is the same as the sound in words like flute because of a slight difference in pronunciation.