What words have a short e sound but are spelled with u like bury?

You're right! The word "bury" is a great example of a word that has the short "e" sound but is spelled with a "u". Here are some more words that follow this pattern:

* bury

* busy

* business

* build

* built

* bury

* bush

* but

* butter

* cut

* dust

* flutter

* gush

* hutch

* jump

* just

* lunch

* much

* nut

* plus

* push

* shut

* slush

* stud

* stuck

* such

* sugar

* tumble

* under

* up

* us

These words are all examples of the "short u" sound spelled with a "u" in English, often in a one-syllable word or in a stressed syllable.

Let me know if you'd like to explore more words with interesting spelling patterns!