The letters oo sound songs, videos, games, activities oo words oo sound phonics poster words with oo. Spelling words list 21 vowel patterns for u oo, ue, ew. Worksheets are click here for more s, phonics little oo words more teaching tools at good, oo ew ue u e ui, book foot, trace and write the words, oo like cool, oo spelling pattern. One way of spelling the long u sound is by adding the letter e to the end of the word. They may either glue them onto the word sort page provided and glue directly into their books. Printables include word and picture sorts, a phonics card game, cutandglue activities, reading sliders, and more. Magic e words sight words, reading, writing, spelling. If it did use a long oo, it would sound the same as shoot. These stories are phonics based which means they focus on specific sounds but also offer a great opportunity to learn words by sight.
Your child should read the first page by saying the sound of oo rather than naming the letters. But occasionally, it has a shorter sound, as in book, took, look, cook, foot, and cookie. Listen to the difference in sound u sound, short u put, sun. Kids will be introduced to lots of words that contain the short oo sound. The magic e rule states when the letter e sits at the end of the word, it is usually silent and the magical e tells the first vowel or the preceding vowel to say its name or long sound. Multiple choice each picture has three words that describe it. However, sometime in the 15th or 16th century, the vowel was shortened in a few wordsblood, flood. Often, the oo sound is long, as in words like school, room, boot, moon, and goose. How to pronounce hawaiian words in 15 minutes maui guidebook.
Spellzone can be used to teach english spelling in schools, colleges, language schools and by individual students. This quiz will ask you to spell oo words where the sound is the same as uuh, like in the word book. A simple way of introducing the difficulty is with common words with. The following words make the long oo sound instead of long u sound. I have come up with a rule that works in most situations. Students read the words, circle to oo, then cut, sort and glue the words into the correct category. Is it common for native spanish speakers to pronounce the. Spelling words list 21 vowel patterns for u oo, ue, ew and ui. Phonics worksheets full list superteacherworksheets. Finally, words derived from the words above, such as footing from foot, looked from look, etc. Long oo spelled ue using look, say, cover, write, check, spelling games, spelling tests and printable activities. Learn how to correctly pronounce the oo sound with these explanations, video and exercises. Vowel and consonant patterns 2 sometimes you need to add another letter, for example.
Grammar focus adverbs that tell how an adverb is a word that describes a verb. The e at the end of the word m u l e is a signal that means the previous vowel usually the first vowel is long. The sound in the word soon is what i call the oo sound. Phonics printable books, worksheets, and lesson plans. The spelling oo causes confusion for learners of english pronunciation because it is commonly pronounced as both short. Listen to the difference in the short u, u as in put, and the oo sound. The lips are a bit relaxed, and then the come into a tighter circle. The magic e is commonly referred to as the final or silent e. The oo sound is pronounced as oo sound, and the long u sounds like long u. The letters oo are used to spell two slightly different sounds. A list of words that contain oo, and words with oo in them. After reading the first page, your child can practice reading the sound with the first big word. 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. Remember that the short oo sound is often spelled oo or u followed by a consonant or a cluster. This spellingreading pattern oo has two sounds long, and short. What i want to add here is just some basic information about the differences in phonology in english and spanish, and how these sounds are perceived and pronounced by second language le. Other letter combinations that make the same vowel sound as in hoop are eu, as in sleuth, ew as in chew, o as in do, ue as in cue, and the vce pattern in the words tube and lute.
Listen carefully to american english speakers and take the. See more ideas about phonics, vowel digraphs and oo words. This set contains cards for practice with the oo sound, like in book oo, u, ou. This page brings back any words that contain the word or letter you enter from a large scrabble dictionary. I would have taught them separately, so words like book would not have been included. With these files, your students will practice reading and writing words with the short a vowel sounds. A vowel digraph is made up of two vowels a, e, i, o, u.
There is a long oo sound like moon, flew, blue, cute. All of those oo words were pronounced the same way in middle english, with a sound that was pretty much the same as the modern high german long o. Finally our phonics short stories section is complete with 21 stories to help your child really learn to read. The oo sound different letter sets make the same sound. Sorting words with the oo sound as in book and the oo sound as in moon. May 21, 2008 the u as in put sound is also spelled oo, like in the words book and foot, and so students often accidentally say it like the oo sound in the word soon. If your school has been closed due to the coronavirus, we are offering free temporary access to enchanted learning. Since spelling is of little help, separating both sounds is a bigger challenge than the case of. Kids will be introduced to lots of words that contain the short oo. All of the printable activities in this unit features words that have the long a vowel sound. It is important to fully get this sound and pronounce it correctly. You can practise spelling the long u oo sound by working through this list of ue words. The oo sound appears in english words such as moon, too, and blue.
The first five rows of the bingo word cards are for the words used in this pack. 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 u in the word mule, has a long sound because it ends with the magic e signal. With words like good and book, it is more similar to how germans pronounce a oo sound. The most common pronunciation for the letter oo is the sound u. We also have lists of words that end with oo, and words that start with oo. Oo words displaying top 8 worksheets found for this concept some of the worksheets for this concept are click here for more s, phonics little oo words more teaching tools at good, oo ew ue u e ui, book foot, trace and write the words, oo like cool, oo spelling pattern. Those tricky oo sounds often, the oo sound is long, as in words like school, room, boot, moon, and goose. Overall, the best thing to do is realize that o has three sounds. It might help to think to think of this sound as ihoo, starting with a more relaxed lip position. You can practise spelling the long u oo sound by working through this list of u e words. Place the poster in a loose leaf folder to create a book or personal sounds the student needs to work on. Unfortunately, there are several exceptions to the magic e long u sound.
There is also the short oo sound which makes more of an u sound youd find in book, foot. So pa is said just like it is spelled, and ia is said like eah. Any letter, or set of letters like oo, might have more than one pronunciation. Spellingreading pattern short double oo sound as heard in f oo t. Jan 12, 2020 all of those oo words were pronounced the same way in middle english, with a sound that was pretty much the same as the modern high german long o. These activities are perfect for guided reading, word work, or as a learning activity. Students cut out the pictureword cards and sort them into the two different sounds. The germans want to know what the pronunciation rules are so they can improve their english. Why is the oo in food pronounced differently than in the. The answers previously written are, to my experience, right. An ideal video for kids to learn the short oo sound.
In a stressed syllable, you have an updown shape in the voice, oo, oo. Grammar focus adverbs that tell how an adverb is a. A vocabulary word list word bank of long u and long oo words. Additionally there are a handful of oo words that are neither. Students write one of each of the spellings on the board in random squares.
For words like door we are not sure if that is the same or different. This course teaches english spelling rules with interactive exercises and spelling tests, helping learners with problems such as dyslexia to improve their english spelling and helping others to learn english as a foreign language. When you hear the ou or the ou ou or ow o aw, au or a before l. Print worksheets and activities using the word list. Long u sound as in newspaper, parachute, costume, and boot short a sound as in ranch, photograph, tackle, and diagonal short e sound as in dead, festival, mess, and tennis short i sound as in gymnast, cheer, shin, and hiss short o sound as in thermometer, watch, mirage, and swan short u sound as in exhausted, surgeon, camel, and circuit. The u as in put sound is also spelled oo, like in the words book and foot, and so students often accidentally say it like the oo sound in the word soon. This vowel diagraph oo, u activity pack includes 6 printables for your students to practice identifying and spelling words containing the oo book, u put sound. Because the oo sound in moon is more common, were learning that one first. Mar 05, 2014 kids will be introduced to lots of words that contain the short oo sound. I often hear words like accumulate pronounced as accoomoolate, or document pronounced. How do you know which pronunciation of oo to use when you see it in words.
In an unstressed syllable, the pitch will be flatter and lower, and it will be quieter and quicker, oo. Phonics practice vowel patterns for u oo, ue, ew and ui the u sound can be spelled using oo, ue, ew and ui. The remaining words are more words that include the sound focus. The vast majority of english words containing oo that we didnt mention above are pronounced with a long u.