The two sounds of oo worksheets
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The team oo has two voices: the long howl in moon and the short push in book. Same letters, two sounds; your ear makes the call.
Three grades, one set of words: all three print from the same 31. Print one here, or open a grade for examples and teaching notes.
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1st grade Core grade
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Oo spells two sounds: moon's long call and book's short push. First graders say each word aloud and sort by what they hear, pure ear training on a high-frequency team.
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2nd grade
Second graders sort the two oo sounds instantly and read new oo words by trying both sounds and letting the real word win, the exact flexibility skilled readers use.
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3rd grade
Third graders use this sort as a quick review of the two oo sounds, then carry the try-both habit into longer words like balloon, noodle, and football, where the wrong oo sound gives a word nobody has heard.
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