Long U Worksheets: Cube Says Yoo, Flute Says Oo

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Made at homeroomtools.comWord boxSort the words of the word box. Write each word under its heading.Spelling: sort by listList 1: u_e, yoo in cubeList 2: u_e, oo in fluteList 3: ue, oo in bluepursueincludefumehugecubegluebluesaluteconfuseexcuseflutestatuetrueplumeparachute
Made at homeroomtools.comSort the words of the word box. Write each word under its heading.Spelling: sort by listAnswer keyList 1: u_e, yoo in cubeList 2: u_e, oo in fluteList 3: ue, oo in bluefumeconfusecubehugeexcusesaluteincludefluteparachuteplumepursuebluegluetruestatue
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List 1: u_e, yoo in cube 8

  • amuse One u, then s, then a silent e. The u says yoo and the s says z.
  • compute One u, then t, then a silent e. The u says yoo.
  • confuse One u, then s, then a silent e. The u says yoo and the s says z.
  • cube One u, then b, then a silent e. The u says yoo.
  • cute One u, then t, then a silent e. The u says yoo.
  • excuse One u, then s, then a silent e. The u says yoo.
  • fume One u, then m, then a silent e. The u says yoo.
  • huge One u, then g, then a silent e. The u says yoo. The g is soft, said j.
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List 2: u_e, oo in flute 8

  • absolute One u, then t, then a silent e. The u says oo, after l.
  • flute After fl the u says oo, not yoo. The e is silent.
  • include One u, then d, then a silent e. The u says oo, after cl.
  • parachute One u, then t, then a silent e. The ch says sh and the u says oo.
  • plume One u, then m, then a silent e. The u says oo. Take off the e and plume turns into plum.
  • rude One u, then d, then a silent e. The u says oo, with no y sound.
  • rule After r the u says oo, not yoo. The e is silent.
  • salute One u, then t, then a silent e. The u says oo, after l.

List 3: ue, oo in blue 8

  • blue The oo sound is ue. Blew, the past of blow, sounds the same.
  • clue The word ends in ue, which says oo, after cl.
  • glue The word ends in ue, which says oo, after gl.
  • pursue The word ends in ue, which says oo, after s.
  • statue The word ends in ue, which says oo. The second t says ch.
  • true The word ends in ue, which says oo, after tr.
  • untrue Un plus true: the word ends in ue, which says oo.
  • virtue The word ends in ue, which says oo. The t says ch.

List 4: ue, yoo in rescue 8

  • argue The word ends in ue, which says yoo, after g.
  • barbecue The word ends in cue, which says kyoo.
  • continue The word ends in ue, which says yoo, after n.
  • cue The word ends in ue, which says yoo. Queue sounds the same.
  • hue The word ends in ue, which says yoo. Hew, with ew, sounds the same.
  • rescue The word ends in ue, which says yoo, after c.
  • value The word ends in ue, which says yoo, after one l.
  • venue The word ends in ue, which says yoo, after n.

List 5: ew, yoo in few 8

  • curfew Cur plus few: the word ends in ew, which says yoo.
  • few The word ends in ew, which says yoo, after f.
  • mew The word ends in ew, which says yoo, after m.
  • nephew The word ends in ew, which says yoo. The ph says f.
  • pew The word ends in ew, which says yoo, after p.
  • preview Pre plus view: i, then ew.
  • review Re plus view: i, then ew.
  • view An i comes before the ew: v, i, e, w. The sound is yoo.

List 6: ew, oo in grew 8

  • chewy Chew plus y: the ew says oo.
  • crew The word ends in ew, which says oo, after cr.
  • flew The word ends in ew, which says oo. Flu sounds the same.
  • grew The word ends in ew, which says oo, after gr.
  • jewelry The ew says oo, after j. Jewel plus ry.
  • screw The word ends in ew, which says oo, after s, c and r.
  • shrewd The ew says oo, between shr and d.
  • threw The word ends in ew, which says oo. Through sounds the same.

List 7: ui, oo in fruit 8

  • bruise The oo sound is ui, before se. It rhymes with cruise.
  • cruise The oo sound is ui, and the s says z. Crews sounds the same.
  • fruit The oo sound is ui, between fr and t.
  • grapefruit Grape plus fruit: the oo sound is ui.
  • juice The oo sound is ui, before ce.
  • pursuit Pur plus suit: the oo sound is ui.
  • recruit The oo sound is ui, between cr and t.
  • swimsuit Swim plus suit: the oo sound is ui.

List 8: u, oo in ruby 8

  • flu One u ends the word and says oo. Flew, with ew, sounds the same.
  • judo One u says oo, at the end of ju: ju + do.
  • junior One u says oo, before n.
  • lunar One u says oo, at the end of lu: lu + nar.
  • ruby One u says oo, at the end of ru: ru + by.
  • scuba One u says oo, at the end of scu: scu + ba.
  • super One u says oo, at the end of su: su + per.
  • truth One u says oo, between tr and th.

List 9: u, yoo in music 8

  • human One u says yoo, at the end of hu: hu + man.
  • humid One u says yoo, at the end of hu: hu + mid.
  • humor One u says yoo, at the end of hu: hu + mor.
  • menu One u ends the word and says yoo.
  • music One u says yoo, at the end of mu: mu + sic.
  • pupil One u says yoo, at the end of pu: pu + pil.
  • unicorn The word starts with u, and the u says yoo: u + ni + corn.
  • unit The word starts with u, and the u says yoo: u + nit.

How this list was compiled: Our own selection and grouping of 72 English words with a long u, nine lists of eight, one spelling and one of the two sounds to a list: yoo as in cube, or oo as in flute, with our own hints. The letters left out of every word are the letters that spell long u. Every word was checked by script on 2026-10-01 (recruit on 2026-10-02) in two places: its entry in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (https://www.ahdictionary.com/), where every full pronunciation given must have the sound its list names and no other (yoo, or oo with no y before it), and the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary, a record of General American pronunciation (https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict), where every listed pronunciation must have the same sound. Words said both ways, with yoo and with plain oo, in either source are left out (tune, new, due, tulip, tuna, student, tuba, duty, tissue). Each hint that says two words sound the same names a pair with the same pronunciation in the pronouncing dictionary, and each hint that splits a word (mu + sic) follows the division printed in the American Heritage entry. Spellings are American. No published word list or reading program was copied. Licence: own work

How it works

These long u worksheets sort by spelling and sound: long u says yoo in cube and oo in flute. The sheet on show sorts u_e words that say yoo, u_e words that say oo, and ue words that say oo.

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Long vowel u worksheets for yoo and oo

Each list keeps one spelling and one sound, and a sort takes three lists in a row. List 1 starts cube, flute, blue. List 4 sets rescue and few, which say yoo, against grew, which says oo. List 6 is all oo, sorted by spelling: grew, fruit, ruby.

Words said both ways are left out

Tune, tulip, tuna, student, tuba and duty say yoo for some speakers and oo for others, and the dictionary prints both. A child could file them under either heading, so none is on a list.

  • Take the e off cube, cute, huge and plume and a short u word is left: cub, cut, hug, plum.
  • Missing letters blanks only the long u: c_b_ for cube, resc__ for rescue, j__ce for juice.

Questions and answers

What are the two sounds of long u?

Yoo and oo. In cube, music and few the u sound starts with a y: yoo. In flute, blue, grew and fruit it is a plain oo. Each list here holds one of the two, and its heading says which.

What are the long u spellings?

Five on these lists: u_e as in cube and flute, ue as in rescue and blue, ew as in few and grew, ui as in fruit, and u alone as in music and ruby. Only ui has a single sound here, oo.

Do the long u worksheets have an answer key?

Yes. The key prints after the sheet, with the fifteen words written under their headings. To skip it, open More options and untick Add an answer key as the last page.

Can I sort my own long u words?

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