The -ub Word Family
Cub, Tub, Rub, Sub — words that rhyme with -ub!
📖 Learn the -ub Words
The -ub word family has bubbly words! They all end with the sound “ub” and use the short U vowel sound.
CConsonant
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UVowel
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BConsonant
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CUB 🧸
💡 How It Works
Take the ending -ub and add consonants: c + ub = cub, t + ub = tub, r + ub = rub. Rub-a-dub-dub!
🛁 All -ub Words
Each word starts with a different consonant but ends with -ub!
🧸cub“kuh” + “ub”The lion cub is very cute.
🏠hub“huh” + “ub”The airport is a busy hub.
🧽rub“ruh” + “ub”Rub the stain to clean it.
🚢sub“suh” + “ub”A sub goes under the water.
🛁tub“tuh” + “ub”The baby splashes in the tub.
🏠pub“puh” + “ub”The old pub is near the park.
🔨 Build the -ub Words
Tap the letters in order to spell each word!
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🎮 -ub Words Quiz
Test your -ub word family knowledge!
🛁 Which word matches this picture?
Which word rhymes with cub?
What do you get when you add r + ub?
🧸 The lion ___ is very cute.
Which is NOT in the -ub family?
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Fun Fact About -ub Words
A “cub” is a baby bear, lion, or tiger! The nursery rhyme “Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub” is one of the oldest English rhymes — it’s over 200 years old!
🎵 A cub in a tub,
🧽 Give him a scrub!
🚢 He dreams of a sub,
🏠 At the neighbourhood hub!
🧽 Give him a scrub!
🚢 He dreams of a sub,
🏠 At the neighbourhood hub!