Question

circle the word in each pair that has the long u sound.

dune hug stuff juice
tuck fuse use snug
flute crust tune jump
tube tuck rung cruise
i can use spelling patterns to read words.

Explanation:

• dune: Pronounced /djuːn/, has long - u sound.
• hug: Pronounced /hʌɡ/, has short - u sound.
• stuff: Pronounced /stʌf/, has short - u sound.
• juice: Pronounced /dʒuːs/, has long - u sound.
• tuck: Pronounced /tʌk/, has short - u sound.
• fuse: Pronounced /fjuːz/, has long - u sound.
• use: Pronounced /juːz/ (verb) or /juːs/ (noun), has long - u sound.
• snug: Pronounced /snʌɡ/, has short - u sound.
• flute: Pronounced /fluːt/, has long - u sound.
• crust: Pronounced /krʌst/, has short - u sound.
• tune: Pronounced /tjuːn/, has long - u sound.
• jump: Pronounced /dʒʌmp/, has short - u sound.
• tube: Pronounced /tjuːb/, has long - u sound.
• tuck: Pronounced /tʌk/, has short - u sound.
• rung: Pronounced /rʌŋ/, has short - u sound.
• cruise: Pronounced /kruːz/, has long - u sound.

Answer:

dune, juice, fuse, use, flute, tune, tube, cruise