short u (ʌ)
Resources, activity lists, and more
Name | short u |
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IPA symbol | ʌ |
Arpabet symbol | AH |
Alternative notation 1 | /u/ |
Alternative notation 2 | ŭ |
Sound category | Short Vowel (Vowel) |
Vowel height | Open-mid |
Vowel backness | Back |
Voiced? | |
Rounded? | |
Examples | mug, under, cup, lug, monkey, blood, double |
Appears in the following high frequency words (top 30):
- the (article)
- and (conjunction)
- of (preposition)
- a (article)
- to (infinitive marker)
- to (preposition)
- that (conjunction)
- that (determiner)
- from (preposition)
- an (article)
- has (verb)
- about (preposition)
- can (verb)
- up (adverb)
- been (verb)
- one (number)
- will (verb)
- just (adverb)
- people (noun)
- them (pronoun)
- some (determiner)
- into (preposition)
- than (conjunction)
- other (adjective)
- because (conjunction)
- one (pronoun)
- us (pronoun)
- does (verb)
- something (pronoun)
- much (determiner)
Appears in the following activity lists:
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9th Grade Vocabulary words and definitions
Shaylee Garrett
A list of vocabulary words and the definitions.
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7th Grade Vocabulary words and definitions
Shaylee Garrett
A list of 7th grade vocabulary words and the definitions.
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11th Grade Vocabulary words and definitions
Shaylee Garrett
A list of vocabulary words and the definitions.
3
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6th Grade Vocabulary words and definitions
Shaylee Garrett
A list of vocabulary words and the definitions for each.
3
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10th Grade Vocabulary words and definitions
Shaylee Garrett
A list of vocabulary words and the definitions.
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Comparative and Superlative lists
Shaylee Garrett
A list of adjectives, comparatives, and superlatives.
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12th Grade Vocabulary words and definitions
Shaylee Garrett
A list of vocabulary words and the definitions.
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Thinking traps
Ian Quillen
A list of thinking traps/unhelpful thinking patterns. Use this list when discussing negative thoughts about communication with individuals who stutter, or individuals with communication challenges.
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Vocabulary for Story Starters
Virginia Ingram
This is a list of 165 words related to school, household, professions, playground, and cafeteria students can use to write stories. School, household, professions, playground, and cafeteria are...
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The Rainbow Passage
Ian Quillen
The Rainbow Passage text. Can be used for assessment, targeting conversation, and intelligibility.
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8th Grade Vocabulary words and definitions
Shaylee Garrett
A list of vocabulary words and the definitions of each.
2
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Reading Comprehension: Predictions for a Car Story
Anonymous
This resource is geared towards a student on a 2nd grade reading level interested in cars who is working on making predictions and expanding vocabulary. Short story is adapted from Josef, the Indy ...
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Figurative Language: Jokes - a shaggy dog story
Virginia Ingram
A Shaggy Dog Story is an exceedingly long story with many details, often extraneous, that is finished without a clear punchline.
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My Afternoon and Reading Routine: Directions for movements
Dana Parker
A collection of paragraphs with directions for acting out afternoon and evening activities. Use this activity list alone or pair with the Afternoon and Evening Routine PDF Resource. Target physical...
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December Holiday Multisyllabic Word Paragraphs
Virginia Ingram
A collection of multisyllabic words in Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and December paragraphs.
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Spring Figurative Language
Virginia Ingram
11 Spring idioms are provided. Each idiom is in a sentence then the meaning of each idiom is provided. Use this activity list to teach idioms and also test knowledge of idioms after teaching.
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