Progressive Beginner PHONICS Book 1 5

ProgressivePHONICSbugBeginnerBook15T.M.suncupShort Vowel “U”Written and illustrated byMiz Katz N. RatzT.M.

Letters & words used in this bookAlphabet lettersintroduced inthis book:uAlphabet lettersintroduced inearlier books:actsmndhrebglvwyIkfxpz ojLetters not yetintroduced:q(no short-vowel, 3-letterwords start with a ‘q’)fun but tub mud gum bugup uscup bus run cutyum hugjugsun doggothotbig2

TABLE OF CONTENTSQuick Start Guide .4oIntro to “uh” sound .5o“up” word family .6up, cupo“us” word family .15us, buso“un” word family .21fun, run, suno“ut” word family .31but, cut, nuto“ub” word family .38tubo“um” word family .44gum, yumo“ud” word family .48mudo“ug” word family .52bug, hug, jug, rug3

Quick Start GuideRead the book WITH your child.You read the “regular” text, andhe/she reads the big, red words,sort of like reading the differentparts in a play.Help your child soundout the words asneeded.Read the book several times.This helps develop the eye musclesand left-to-right reading patterns.Don’t rush it. Bodybuilders don’t train ina day – neither does a child.And most important ofall, HAVE FUN!4

(Read this page TOyour child.)Today we are going topractice the “uh” sound.Can you say, “uh”?The “uh” sound is in lotsof words, like --up, up, upand awayUncleDunkle’sunderwearunderan uglyumbrella5

”up” familyupcup(Other “up” words not taught here:pup, sup, syrup, ketchup, hiccup, etc.)6

BalloonI lost my balloonup in the sky.Up, up it wentwithout saying bye-bye.b7

My next balloon willbitcan’t go up ifit is full of rocks. bnever be lost –8

Cat CloudThere’s a cloudupup in the sky,white and fluffy and bup really high.there,9

I think my catgoes up to sleep.If you look up, youcan see her feet.10

Cup Of WaterI drank a cupof water – in acup of course.11

I drank a second bcup, and then athird and a fourth. b12

1234cupwould have been benough. bMaybe one13

I think fourcups was a blittle too much. b14

”us” familyusbus(Other “us” words not taught here:pus, plus, minus, walrus, focus, fungus, virus, etc.)15

Eat With UsbPappa take care bof us.Our Mamma and16

They bringusfood, and they givebus lots of love.17

If you like, you could beat withus – wigglyworms and jiggly bugs!b18

The Busat us.We are on abus.Look19

.which is much,bmuch better than abbus on us!20

”un” familyfunrunsun(Other “un” words not taught here:pun, gun, spun, shun, begun, rerun, etc.)21

Sunsun isbig. TheThesun is yellow. b22

sun is likemy lemon Jell-o. bThe23

I thought the sunwould taste good too, butbsun was muchtoo hot to chew.the24

RunI run so quickly.I run so fast.No one catches me bas I run past.25

If you want to runas fast as me, you bneed another leg –I run with three.26

FunIt is fun torun a race.27

It is funto make a face.b28

But isit fun towatch grass grow?b29

bwe don’t know. bWe fell asleep, so30

”ut” familybutcutnut(Other “ut” words not taught here:gut, jut, abut, shut, strut, donut, etc.)31

My ShoesMy shoes arebbut whatcan I do?silly,32

I want to take themoff, but I putthem on with glue.33

NutI tried to eat anut, but Icouldn’t chew it.34

I cut it with aknife, but I couldn'tcut through it.35

SoI hit itwith a hammer,bbang, bang, crash.b36

but I couldn’t eatthe nut – it wasbang, bang, smashed! b.37

”ub” familytub(Other “ub” words not taught here:cub, pub, sub, rub, club, grub, stub, scrub, etc.)38

Bath TubI like to sit ina tub. I cansit in a tuball day. b39

can Isit in a tubif these duckswon’t go away? bBut how40

Bed In The BathI turned my tubinto a bed with ablanket for my feet anda pillow for my head.bb41

tub didn’tmake a very good bbed.But the42

I takea bath, my bedgets wet.every time43

”um” familygumyum(Other “um” words not taught here:hum, mum, sum, drum, plum, etc.)44

Gumgum isyum, yum,yum.Chewing45

but bubble bgum.46

pop.is troublebgum.47

”ud” familymud(Other “ud” words not taught here:bud, dud, spud, thud, etc.)48

MudHow doesmudwalk through a door andleavebmud footprintson the floor?49

Doesmudwear shoes?Doesbmudwear socks?b50

How do youmake thebadmud stop? b51

”ug” familybughugjugrug(Other “ug” words not taught here:dug, mug, tug, snug, drug, plug, shrug, etc.)52

Bug HugHow does abuggive anotherbugahug?53

bug givea hug with a bumpof its head? bDoes a54

bug givea hug with an armand a leg?Does a55

Or maybe abug jumpsup in the air to givebug ahug-a-bug there.another56

Red RugI had a redrug. My redrug was so nice.57

but my redrug ran awaylast night. b.58

I wouldn’t be sosad if my rugran off alone,59

but my rugran off with mydog and my home. b60

Jack Jones JuggledJack Jones juggledbjug fullof juice. bwith a61

Then Jack juggledbjug anda moose. bwith a62

gotloose and drank bthe jug of juice.The moose63

So now Jack juggleswith an emptyof juice.bjugb64

Bye, Bye, BugWhat is the right wayto get rid of abbug?I say goodbye andgive it a hug?Do“get rid of” to remove; to make something go away65

if the bugis in a cup? DoI give it a ladder tohelp it climb up?What66

if the bugis on my toe? Do Iholler and scream bor just say no? bAnd what67

I wish I knew the rightthing to do. because. bthe bug isn’t on me;the bug is on you.68

The EndNext:Progressive PhonicsIntermediate Books(Also, don’t forget thehandwriting books!)ProgressivePhonics.comCopyright (c) 2004–2016by Miz Katz N. RatzProduced byProgressive Phonics LLC69

PHONICS Beginner T.M. Book 1 5 bug sun cup. Letters & words used in this book up cup us bus tub mud gum yum fun run sun 2 but cut nut Alphabet letters introduced in this book: Alphabet letters introduced in earlier books: u a c t s m n d h r