How to read "run"

/r/ · /u/ · /n/ — short u /u/

"run" has three sounds and no surprises. Stretch them together — /r//u//n/ — and speed up until the word appears. That single move is the whole skill of decoding.

/r/

/u/

/n/

Blend "run" step by step

Say /r/ and hold it.
Slide straight into /u/ — no pause.
Close with /n/.
Repeat faster each time until it sounds like "run".

Words that rhyme with "run"

All of these end in "-un". Once your child reads one, the rest come almost free — only the first sound changes.

Common questions

How many sounds are in "run"?

Three: /r/, /u/, /n/. That is why "run" is called a CVC word — one consonant sound, one vowel sound, one consonant sound.

What vowel sound does "run" have?

The short u /u/ sound, made by the letter u in the middle of the word.

What rhymes with "run"?

bun, fun, gun, nun, pun, sun — they all end in "-un", so only the first sound changes.

Is "run" a good first word to teach?

Yes, if your child already knows the sounds /r/, /u/, /n/. Teach the sounds first, then the blend — never the other way round.

Blend "run" in the game

Blending Bay stretches each sound aloud and rewards a correct blend with a sticker.

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