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Oo Spelling Words

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List 1: oo as in moon

Words to learn. Read each word, cover it, write it, then check it.

  1. 1.moonThe moon looked orange near the horizon.
  2. 2.soonThe tulips should bloom soon.
  3. 3.foodThe birds found food in the feeder.
  4. 4.zooWe saw two zebras at the zoo.
  5. 5.droolOur bulldog tends to drool on the rug.
  6. 6.foolThe trick did not fool my sister.
  7. 7.boostDad gave me a boost over the fence.
  8. 8.roostThe hens roost in the barn at night.
  9. 9.snoopMy brother likes to snoop for hidden gifts.
  10. 10.stoopWe sat on the front stoop and talked.
  11. 11.droopTulips droop without enough water.
  12. 12.loomShe wove a scarf on a small loom.

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List 1: oo as in moon 12

  • boost Dad gave me a boost over the fence.
  • drool Our bulldog tends to drool on the rug.
  • droop Tulips droop without enough water.
  • food The birds found food in the feeder.
  • fool The trick did not fool my sister.
  • loom She wove a scarf on a small loom.
  • moon The moon looked orange near the horizon.
  • roost The hens roost in the barn at night.
  • snoop My brother likes to snoop for hidden gifts.
  • soon The tulips should bloom soon.
  • stoop We sat on the front stoop and talked.
  • zoo We saw two zebras at the zoo.

List 2: oo as in goose 12

  • aloof The shy cat stayed aloof from the guests.
  • brood The hen kept her brood warm.
  • cool A cool breeze came through the window.
  • doom The hero saved the village from doom.
  • goof One small goof ruined the card tower.
  • goose The goose chased my brother across the lawn.
  • ooze Honey began to ooze from the comb.
  • pool The pool opens on the first day of summer.
  • shoo Grandma tried to shoo the flies away.
  • spoof The class made a spoof of a news show.
  • toot The little train gave a loud toot.
  • tooth The shark tooth was as long as my finger.

List 3: oo as in balloon 12

  • balloon A balloon popped during the birthday song.
  • balloonist The balloonist waved from the basket.
  • bamboo The fence is made of bamboo poles.
  • cartoon We watched a cartoon on Saturday morning.
  • cartoonist The cartoonist drew a funny dog.
  • doubloon A gold doubloon gleamed in the museum case.
  • festoon We hung a festoon of red peppers to dry.
  • forenoon The fog lifted late in the forenoon.
  • harpoon An old harpoon hung in the museum.
  • kangaroo The kangaroo carried a joey in her pouch.
  • kazoo The whole parade played kazoo music.
  • shampoo A drop of shampoo makes a mountain of suds.

List 4: oo as in toothpick 12

  • afternoon The storm passed by late afternoon.
  • goofy My uncle wears a goofy hat to parties.
  • loosen I had to loosen my helmet strap.
  • moody The moody sky turned gray and then blue.
  • moonbeam A moonbeam fell across the floor.
  • moonlight The moonlight made long shadows on the snow.
  • noodle A noodle stuck to the side of the pot.
  • noontime The noontime sun warmed the bench.
  • rooster Our rooster struts along the fence rail.
  • schoolwork Her schoolwork is spread across the couch.
  • toothpick He poked the cake with a toothpick.
  • zookeeper The zookeeper weighed the baby gorilla.

List 5: oo as in book 12

  • book This book has a map inside the cover.
  • bookend A heavy bookend kept the row upright.
  • booklet A booklet of rules came with the game.
  • cooker Rice steamed in the cooker.
  • crooked A crooked path led to the well.
  • foot My left foot fell asleep.
  • good That was a good catch.
  • look Take a look at this strange bug.
  • lookout The ranger climbed up to the lookout.
  • outlook Her cheerful outlook made the day better.
  • rook She moved her rook across the chessboard.
  • wooded The trail winds through a wooded valley.

List 6: oo as in football 12

  • bookshelf The top bookshelf holds the atlas.
  • checkbook Mom keeps her checkbook in a drawer.
  • cookbook The cookbook fell open to the soup page.
  • fishhook He tied a fishhook to the line.
  • football We tossed a football in the yard.
  • handbook The scout handbook shows how to tie knots.
  • notebook I drew a rocket in my notebook.
  • plywood A sheet of plywood covered the sandbox.
  • redwood A redwood towered above the trail.
  • scrapbook We glued ticket stubs into the scrapbook.
  • storybook He chose a storybook about a brave mouse.
  • workbook My math workbook has a torn corner.

List 7: oo as in neighborhood 12

  • childhood Her childhood home had a tire swing.
  • falsehood The rumor turned out to be a falsehood.
  • footbridge A wooden footbridge crosses the creek.
  • footnote A footnote at the bottom explains the word.
  • guidebook The guidebook listed three hiking trails.
  • livelihood Fishing is the livelihood of the village.
  • neighborhood The whole neighborhood came to the bake sale.
  • sketchbook Her sketchbook is full of birds.
  • understood I understood the directions the second time.
  • undertook The class undertook a big recycling project.
  • woodpecker A woodpecker drilled holes in the fence post.
  • woodwind The flute sits in the woodwind section.

How it works

The letters oo spell two sounds, so these oo spelling words are split in two: Lists 1 to 4 have the long sound of moon and Lists 5 to 7 the short sound of book, 84 words in all.

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A spelling list for words with oo, by sound

List 1 (moon, drool, boost) and List 2 (goose, brood, spoof) are short words. List 3 ends in oo or oon, or builds on such a word (balloon, kazoo, cartoonist), and List 4 has longer words (toothpick, zookeeper). List 5 starts the book sound (look, rook, crooked), List 6 joins two words (football, scrapbook, plywood) and List 7 runs to neighborhood and woodpecker.

  • Shoo and shoe sound the same. The sentence about flies tells the child which one to write.

Questions and answers

What are oo spelling pattern words?

Words in which the two letters oo spell one vowel sound. On this page that is the long sound of moon, boost and balloon, or the short sound of book, foot and childhood.

Are there spelling words with oo sound but other letters?

Yes. The long sound of moon is also spelled ew in grew, ue in blue and u with a silent e in flute. Those spellings are on the oo worksheets page; this page keeps to the letters oo.

Why are room, roof and root missing?

The dictionary gives each of them both sounds, the oo of moon and the oo of book, so they belong to neither half. Hoof is left off for the same reason, and spoonful has one of each sound.

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