Letter U Song

This letter U song is one of a series of guruparents phonics songs. The song introduces the letter sound by featuring 12 words containing the letter u sound, including some sight words. Kids songs are a good way for a child to start to learn to read -- and this one is set to a catchy rap tune, features lots of colorful pictures and has a simple rhyming pattern. It is also a good song to introduce the letter u for someone who is learning English. The letter u is by far the least frequently used vowel in English and only the 13th most commonly used of all letters. In different words it can be pronounced quite a few different ways, with the most common being the &is for &sound and the &sound heard in 'June'. Lyrics: U is in duck -- it likes to use its beak U is in Sunday -- the first day of the week U is in truck -- it honks as it goes by U is for umbrella -- it keeps you nice and dry U is in button -- it&shiny and it&round U is in jump -- get your feet up off the ground! U is in cup -- you fill it with your drink U is in skunk -- it smells so bad it stinks U is in run -- it&fun to run and play U is in lunch -- we eat it at midday U is in sun -- it rises every day U is for up -- let&go up, up and away!