Multiple choice each picture has three words that describe it. It can obviously be spelled u, as in the word put, but it can also be spelled oo as in the word foot. Those tricky oo sounds often, the oo sound is long, as in words like school, room, boot, moon, and goose. Definition of oo from the collins english dictionary. Oo like book and moon sound sort this activity is a sorting activity.
But longoo and shortoo is a pair of vowel sounds that follow some of the spelling and pronunciation patterns of the other long and short vowels. The short oo sound using look, say, cover, write, check, spelling games, spelling tests and printable activities. Willy woooooo a tellatale book by wright, betty ren and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Any letter, or set of letters like oo, might have more than one pronunciation. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce short oo and long oo words. Your child should read the first page by saying the sound of oo rather than naming the letters. These are words that are used frequently by young children, and words that appear in many favorite books and videos that young children like to.
But occasionally, it has a shorter sound, as in book, took, look, cook, foot, and cookie. Students circle only the words on the page that have the oo sound. Spelling words list 21 vowel patterns for u oo, ue, ew and ui. Were on the l oo kout for the cr oo k who t oo k the b u llion. This page brings back any words that contain the word or letter you enter from a large scrabble dictionary. I have come up with a rule that works in most situations. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Sep 15, 2011 it can obviously be spelled u, as in the word put, but it can also be spelled oo as in the word foot. The long oo sound is the ew sound in boo, flu, glue, crew, and rule.
But do they have to be so strange that area 51 is making headlines. The letters oo are used to spell two slightly different sounds. Intermediate put the words into the correct columns. The letter group ood is mostly pronounced with a short oo, but it can also be pronounced with a long oo as in brood, food, and mood. How do you know which pronunciation of oo to use when you see it in words. Oo vowel team sort oo like book and oo like moon phonics. Watch uk school teacher mr thorne and youtube sensation geraldine the giraffe take you on a learning journey through the world of phonics, grammar, spelling and punctuation, learning letters and. The lips are a bit relaxed, and then the come into a tighter circle. Nov 26, 2014 this set has three books with ee words, one book with oo as in book, and two books with oo as in moon.
The printable phonics worksheets on this page were designed to help you teach students to read words with the short and long oo sounds. Read slowly and accentuate the oo sound as you identify the words. Explain that there are other doubleo words in the story that have the same oo sound. This helps them to recognise and distinguish between sounds and phonemes, as well as how they function within a word. She sh oo k s oo t from her h oo d after a walk in the w oo ds.
Learning the building blocks of words sounds, their spellings, and word parts. Now, you may be thinking, but thats not a letter in the english alphabet. The pronunciation later changed in many words, but, unfortunately, this change was not reflected in. This worksheet helps students familiarise themselves with the oo sound and phoneme and how it is used within certain words. Reread the story to the class and ask them to raise their hands when they hear a word with the oo sound, like goose or loose. Oo definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Words where two os are followed by soft consonants like f, m, n, s and t are pronounced wih a long oo sound. This weeks printable focuses on one of my favorite sounds, oo, like in the word spoon. The long oo in moon can be stretched out longer if you take a big breath beforehand and. Many times we make a word from what animals say like woof and moo or what things say as owls and the wind say woo. Find this pin and more on 4 little baers teachers pay teachers store by kim baer. Phonics doodles, oo words, long oo sound, cambridge international examinations duration. Spelling words list 21 vowel patterns for u oo, ue, ew.
These are words that are used frequently by young children, and words that appear in many favorite books and videos that young children like to watch and can learn from. Words with oo phonics activities and printable teaching. Jan 14, 2016 a vowel digraph is made up of two vowels a, e, i, o, u. They read the word, then the class read their word and i used a dab of hot glue to glue the words on the anchor chart. Words formed from any letters in oo, plus an optional blank or existing letter list all words starting with oo, words containing oo or words ending with oo didnt find the word youre looking for. Browse our scrabble word finder, words with friends cheat dictionary, and wordhub word solver to find words that contain oo. This set has three books with ee words, one book with oo as in book, and two books with oo as in moon. It includes activities to aid recognition of the oo sound.
Sounds are the building blocks of language, so its important that kids learn them really well. This oo words worksheet is so fun it wont feel like a worksheet at all. Also its harder to stretch the short sound out over 30 seconds or so, thus short length of time. The more common pronunciation for the oo spelling is the oo sound, as in the word soon. You can also find 5letter words containing the letters o and o. They may either glue them onto the word sort page provided and glue directly into their books. There are two common and three uncommon pronunciations of the digraph oo. Because the oo sound in moon is more common, were learning that one first. The oo letter combination can also make the short u sound, as in book. Willy woo oo oo a tellatale book by wright, betty ren and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Spelling words list 21 vowel patterns for u oo, ue, ew and ui challenge words for those who miss no more than three words on the pretest spelling word practicewrite the word write the word highlight letters that make the u sound 1. I began by writing oo on a postin note and asking my son if he knew what sound these letters make. But longoo and shortoo is a pair of vowel sounds that follow some of the spelling and pronunciation patterns of. This sound oo book spelling quiz teaches elementary school children the other sound this digraph makes.
A list of words that contain oo, and words with oo in them. We also have lists of words that end with oo, and words that start with oo. Words containing oo, words that contain oo, words including oo, words with oo in them. Short oo phonics sound a free printable phonics flip book covering the oo sound. The long o sound oh would sound like the scottish slang word boke. I said g oo d bye to the c oo k as we left the c oo kout. This set has three books with ee words, one book with oo as in book, and. I created this oo vowel teams sort so that the students can practice reading words and determining if the word makes the oo sound like book or the oo sound. May 06, 2015 our first oo word activity was spoon words. Students read the words, circle to oo, then cut, sort and glue the words into the correct category. The following diagram shows some examples of short oo words. Learn the phonics letter oo sounds by red cat reading. I created this oo vowel teams sort so that the students can practice reading words and determining if the word makes the oo sound like book or the oo sound like moon. The short oo sound is the uh sound in crook, hood, full, pudding, and cushion.
The most common pronunciation for the letter oo is the sound u. Have you seen all the free resources ive shared as i teach my kindergartner to read actually, hes already reading fluently. I put the spoons in a cup and each stache came up and chose a spoon. This unit focuses on the vowel digraphs oo like book and oo like moon. The short and long phonics oo sounds make up words that are seen every day, such as look, book, choo choo and zoo. This sound can be either ooew or oouuh and the best way for children to learn is to try and say the word both ways and see which one is most familiar or sounds like a word theyve heard before. Can you hear the rhyme between put and foot, put, foot.
Learning to distinguish between phonemes is a fundamental part of speaking, reading and writing. Mar 05, 2014 an ideal video for kids to learn the short oo sound. The long oo in moon can be stretched out longer if you take a big breath beforehand and thus it is long. The vast majority of english words containing oo that we didnt mention above are pronounced with a long u. Students cut out the pictureword cards and sort them into the two different sounds. My book about oo short sound sb1260 a set of sheets which can be assembled into an a5 folded booklet to give to pupils. Or use our unscramble word solver to find your best possible play. An ideal video for kids to learn the short oo sound. Oo oo word work activities this oo like book and oo like moon word work unit has 12 activities that are ideal for independent work or center work. We also make up diminutives that end in oo like foofoo fancy nothings, choochoo for a train, oodles meaning many, many items, and booboo for a small injury. Words that start with oo, words that end in oo scrabble words with friends wordhub crossword 44 letter words containing.
The word shoot shoot is also pronounced with the oo sound. Help them to discover that when oo is followed by the \s\ or \z\ sound, it is usually followed by an e goose. Students look at the picture or photograph and put the picture or photograph on the correct side of the mat. Exceptions are cases that do not follow general rules. Place the poster in a loose leaf folder to create a book or personal sounds the student needs to work on. Short oo word list flip book ideal for phonics practice. In the early stages of the development of english, oo was pronounced as a long o as in floor. Finally, words derived from the words above, such as footing from foot, looked from look, etc. These free decodable books are great for learning ee and oo words.
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