Progressive

PHONICS
bug

Beginner
Book

1
5

T.M.

sun

cup

Short Vowel U
Written and illustrated by

Miz Katz N. Ratz

T.M.

Letters & words used in this book

Alphabet letters
introduced in
this book:

Alphabet letters
introduced in
earlier books:

actsmndhr
ebglvwy
Ikfxpz oj

Letters not yet

introduced:

(no short-vowel, 3-letter

words start with a q)

fun but tub mud gum bug

up us
cup bus run cut
yum hug
jug
sun nut
rug
I

it
hit
sit

in

if

bed

leg

red

wet

at
cat

can
ran

had
sad

on

dog

got
hot

big

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Start Guide ...............................

Intro to uh sound ............................

up word family .................................

up, cup
o

us word family .................................

15

us, bus
o

un word family .................................

21

fun, run, sun

o

ut word family ..................................

31

but, cut, nut

o

ub word family .................................

38

tub
o

um word family ................................

44

gum, yum
o

ud word family .................................

48

mud
o

ug word family .................................

52

bug, hug, jug, rug

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Quick Start Guide

Read the book WITH your child.
You read the regular text, and
he/she reads the big, red words,
sort of like reading the different
parts in a play.

Help your child sound

out the words as
needed.
Read the book several times.
This helps develop the eye muscles
and left-to-right reading patterns.

Dont rush it. Bodybuilders dont train in

a day neither does a child.

And most important of

all, HAVE FUN!
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(Read this page TO

your child.)

Today we are going to

practice the uh sound.
Can you say, uh?
The uh sound is in lots
of words, like --

up, up, up
and away
Uncle
Dunkles
underwear
under
an ugly
umbrella
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up family

up
cup

(Other up words not taught here:

pup, sup, syrup, ketchup, hiccup, etc.)
6

Balloon

I lost my balloon
up in the sky.
Up, up it went
without saying bye-bye.

b
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My next balloon will

it
cant go up if
it is full of rocks. b
never be lost

Cat Cloud

Theres a cloud

up

up in the sky,
white and fluffy and b
up really high.
there,

I think my cat
goes up to sleep.
If you look up, you
can see her feet.
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Cup Of Water

I drank a cup
of water in a

cup of course.
11

I drank a second b
cup, and then a
third and a fourth. b
12

cup
would have been b
enough... b
Maybe one

13

I think four
cups was a b
little too much. b
14

us family

us
bus

(Other us words not taught here:

pus, plus, minus, walrus, focus, fungus, virus, etc.)
15

Eat With Us

b
Pappa take care b
of us.
Our Mamma and

16

They bring

us

food, and they give

us lots of love.
17

If you like, you could b

eat with

us wiggly

worms and jiggly bugs!

b
18

The Bus

at us.
We are on a
bus...
Look

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...which is much,

much better than a

bus on us!
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un family

fun
run
sun

(Other un words not taught here:

pun, gun, spun, shun, begun, rerun, etc.)
21

Sun

sun is
big. The

The

sun is yellow. b
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sun is like
my lemon Jell-o. b
The

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I thought the sun

would taste good too, but

sun was much

too hot to chew.
the

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Run

I run so quickly.
I run so fast.
No one catches me b
as I run past.
25

If you want to run

as fast as me, you b
need another leg
I run with three.
26

Fun

It is fun to
run a race.
27

It is fun
to make a face.

b
28

But is

it fun to

watch grass grow?

b
29

b
we dont know. b
We fell asleep, so

30

ut family

but
cut
nut

(Other ut words not taught here:

gut, jut, abut, shut, strut, donut, etc.)
31

My Shoes

My shoes are

but what
can I do?
silly,

32

I want to take them

off, but I put
them on with glue.
33

Nut

I tried to eat a
nut, but I
couldnt chew it.
34

I cut it with a
knife, but I couldn't
cut through it.
35

So

I hit it

with a hammer,

bang, bang, crash...

b
36

but I couldnt eat

the nut it was
bang, bang, smashed! b
...

37

ub family

tub

(Other ub words not taught here:

cub, pub, sub, rub, club, grub, stub, scrub, etc.)
38

Bath Tub

I like to sit in
a tub. I can
sit in a tub
all day. b
39

can I
sit in a tub
if these ducks
wont go away? b
But how

40

Bed In The Bath

I turned my tub
into a bed with a
blanket for my feet and
a pillow for my head.

b
41

tub didnt
make a very good b
bed...
But the

42

I take
a bath, my bed
gets wet.
...every time

43

um family

gum
yum

(Other um words not taught here:

hum, mum, sum, drum, plum, etc.)
44

Gum

gum is
yum, yum,
yum...
Chewing

45

but bubble b
gum...
...

46

pop

...is trouble

gum.
47

ud family

mud

(Other ud words not taught here:

bud, dud, spud, thud, etc.)
48

Mud

How does

mud

walk through a door and

leave

mud footprints

on the floor?
49

Does

mud

wear shoes?
Does

mud

wear socks?

b
50

How do you
make the

bad

mud stop? b
51

ug family

bug
hug
jug
rug
(Other ug words not taught here:
dug, mug, tug, snug, drug, plug, shrug, etc.)
52

Bug Hug

How does a

bug

give another

bug

hug?
53

bug give
a hug with a bump
of its head? b
Does a

54

bug give
a hug with an arm
and a leg?
Does a

55

Or maybe a

bug jumps

up in the air to give

bug a
hug-a-bug there.

another

56

Red Rug

I had a red
rug. My red
rug was so nice...
57

but my red
rug ran away
last night. b
...

58

I wouldnt be so
sad if my rug
ran off alone,
59

but my rug
ran off with my
dog and my home. b
60

Jack Jones Juggled

Jack Jones juggled

jug full
of juice. b
with a

61

Then Jack juggled

jug and
a moose. b
with a

62

got
loose and drank b
the jug of juice.
The moose

63

So now Jack juggles

with an empty
of juice.

jug

b
64

Bye, Bye, Bug

What is the right way

to get rid of a

bug?

I say goodbye and

give it a hug?
Do

get rid of = to remove; to make something go away

65

if the bug
is in a cup? Do
I give it a ladder to
help it climb up?
What

66

if the bug
is on my toe? Do I
holler and scream b
or just say no? b
And what

67

I wish I knew the right

thing to do... because... b
the bug isnt on me;
the bug is on you.
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The End
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