oo sound

oo is a digraph sound that is taught as part of the Jolly Phonics scheme.

There are two versions of the oo sound; a long sound and a short sound. An example of the long oo sound is spoon, and an example of the short oo sound is book.

  • Spoon
  • Moon
  • Food
  • Tooth
  • Hoop
  • Boo
  • Broom
  • Book
  • Look
  • Cook
  • Wood
  • Foot

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A series of videos is available with examples of words that use each digraph:

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