Free printable · Sound: u_e and e_e
u_e and e_e Split Digraph Decodable Story – June Plays a Tune (Free Printable)
A short decodable story that practises the u_e and e_e sound, plus a matching handwriting sheet. Every word can be sounded out by a child who has learned longer words, apart from a few common tricky words.
Download the free PDF (2 pages, A4)Prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use.
For parents
- Read the story together three times this week. Your child colours a star each time.
- Point to each word as they read. Magic e makes the u say its name (cub, cube) and the e say its name (Pete, these).
- Hunt for the u_e and e_e words and write six of them in the boxes.
- Finish with the tracing sheet: trace the grey words, then write each one on its own.
For teachers
- Fits a systematic synthetic phonics sequence at Set 4 · Longer words, after teaching the u_e and e_e split digraphs. Suits Year 1 to Year 2.
- Tracing sheet uses the NSW / ACT Foundation handwriting style.
- 58 words, 5 different u_e and e_e words, short sentences.
- Use for small-group reading, repeated reading for fluency, or homework.
- Photocopy freely for your class.
u_e and e_e words in this story
- flute
- cute
- tune
- mule
- these
Tricky words used
- has
- a
- she
- her
- the
- he
- to
- again
- are
- is
Common words that can't be fully sounded out yet. Practise them by sight.
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Practise u_e and e_e with Digby
In Wombat Words, your child reads stories like this one aloud and Digby follows along, then they trace the tricky words in their school's handwriting style. You get a report showing which sounds they've mastered.