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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: oo as in moonList 2: oo as in bookList 3: ew as in grewbrewloopdrewsooncrookbookthrewnookgrewstoodblewtoolfootmoodzoom
Made at homeroomtools.comSort the words of the word box. Write each word under its heading.Spelling: sort by listAnswer keyList 1: oo as in moonList 2: oo as in bookList 3: ew as in grewzoomloopmoodsoontoolnookcrookbookfootstooddrewbrewthrewblewgrew
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List 1: oo as in moon 8

  • boom Two o's say the long oo of moon, between b and m.
  • loop Two o's say the long oo of moon, between l and p.
  • mood Two o's say the long oo of moon, between m and d.
  • moon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between m and n.
  • noon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between n and n.
  • soon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between s and n.
  • tool Two o's say the long oo of moon, between t and l.
  • zoom Two o's say the long oo of moon, between z and m.

List 2: oo as in book 8

  • book Two o's say the short oo of book, between b and k.
  • brook Two o's say the short oo of book, between br and k.
  • crook Two o's say the short oo of book, between cr and k.
  • foot Two o's say the short oo of book, between f and t.
  • hood Two o's say the short oo of book, between h and d.
  • nook Two o's say the short oo of book, between n and k.
  • stood Two o's say the short oo of book, between st and d.
  • wood Two o's say the short oo of book, between w and d. Sound-alike: would.
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List 3: ew as in grew 8

  • blew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after bl. Sound-alike: blue.
  • brew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after br.
  • chew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after ch.
  • drew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after dr.
  • flew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after fl. Sound-alike: flue.
  • grew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after gr.
  • stew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after st.
  • threw The oo sound is ew, at the end, after thr. Sound-alike: through.

List 4: oo as in spoon 8

  • bloom Two o's say the long oo of moon, between bl and m.
  • gloom Two o's say the long oo of moon, between gl and m.
  • smooth Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sm and th.
  • spool Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sp and l.
  • spoon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sp and n.
  • stool Two o's say the long oo of moon, between st and l.
  • swoop Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sw and p.
  • tooth Two o's say the long oo of moon, between t and th.

List 5: oo as in look 8

  • cookie Two o's say the short oo of book, between c and kie.
  • hooded Two o's say the short oo of book, between h and ded.
  • hook Two o's say the short oo of book, between h and k.
  • look Two o's say the short oo of book, between l and k.
  • rookie Two o's say the short oo of book, between r and kie.
  • shook Two o's say the short oo of book, between sh and k.
  • took Two o's say the short oo of book, between t and k.
  • woolen Two o's say the short oo of book, between w and len.

List 6: u_e as in flute 8

  • crude The oo sound is u, then d, then a silent e.
  • flute The oo sound is u, then t, then a silent e.
  • include The oo sound is u, then d, then a silent e.
  • produce The oo sound is u, then c, then a silent e.
  • prune The oo sound is u, then n, then a silent e.
  • reduce The oo sound is u, then c, then a silent e.
  • rule The oo sound is u, then l, then a silent e.
  • truce The oo sound is u, then c, then a silent e.

List 7: oo as in balloon 8

  • balloon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between ll and n.
  • bamboo Two o's say the long oo of moon, at the end, after mb.
  • cartoon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between rt and n.
  • cocoon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between c and n.
  • igloo Two o's say the long oo of moon, at the end, after gl.
  • kangaroo Two o's say the long oo of moon, at the end, after r.
  • raccoon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between cc and n.
  • shampoo Two o's say the long oo of moon, at the end, after mp.

List 8: oo as in football 8

  • barefoot Two o's say the short oo of book, between f and t.
  • bookshelf Two o's say the short oo of book, between b and k.
  • cookbook Two o's say the short oo of book, between kb and k.
  • football Two o's say the short oo of book, between f and t.
  • footprint Two o's say the short oo of book, between f and t.
  • goodbye Two o's say the short oo of book, between g and d.
  • notebook Two o's say the short oo of book, between b and k.
  • wooden Two o's say the short oo of book, between w and den.

List 9: ou as in soup 8

  • boutique Here ou says oo, as in soup, between b and t.
  • cougar Here ou says oo, as in soup, between c and gar.
  • group Here ou says oo, as in soup, between gr and p.
  • routine Here ou says oo, as in soup, between r and t.
  • soup Here ou says oo, as in soup, between s and p.
  • through Here ou says oo, as in soup, between thr and gh. Sound-alike: threw.
  • you Here ou says oo, as in soup, at the end, after y.
  • youth Here ou says oo, as in soup, between y and th.

List 10: oo as in school 8

  • booth Two o's say the long oo of moon, between b and th.
  • choose Two o's say the long oo of moon, between ch and se.
  • groove Two o's say the long oo of moon, between gr and ve.
  • loose Two o's say the long oo of moon, between l and se.
  • proof Two o's say the long oo of moon, between pr and f.
  • school Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sch and l.
  • snooze Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sn and ze.
  • troop Two o's say the long oo of moon, between tr and p. Sound-alike: troupe.

List 11: oo as in bookmark 8

  • bookcase Two o's say the short oo of book, between b and k.
  • bookmark Two o's say the short oo of book, between b and k.
  • bookworm Two o's say the short oo of book, between b and k.
  • driftwood Two o's say the short oo of book, between ftw and d.
  • firewood Two o's say the short oo of book, between w and d.
  • footstep Two o's say the short oo of book, between f and t.
  • textbook Two o's say the short oo of book, between xtb and k.
  • woodpecker Two o's say the short oo of book, between w and d.

List 12: u as in push 8

  • bull One u says the short oo of book, between b and ll.
  • bush One u says the short oo of book, between b and sh.
  • full One u says the short oo of book, between f and ll.
  • pudding One u says the short oo of book, between p and d.
  • pull One u says the short oo of book, between p and ll.
  • push One u says the short oo of book, between p and sh.
  • put One u says the short oo of book, between p and t.
  • sugar One u says the short oo of book, between s and gar.

List 13: oo as in noodle 8

  • booster Two o's say the long oo of moon, between b and s.
  • doodle Two o's say the long oo of moon, between d and dle.
  • foolish Two o's say the long oo of moon, between f and l.
  • noodle Two o's say the long oo of moon, between n and dle.
  • poodle Two o's say the long oo of moon, between p and dle.
  • rooster Two o's say the long oo of moon, between r and s.
  • scooter Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sc and ter.
  • toolbox Two o's say the long oo of moon, between t and l.

List 14: oo as in childhood 8

  • childhood Two o's say the short oo of book, between ldh and d.
  • goodness Two o's say the short oo of book, between g and d.
  • mistook Two o's say the short oo of book, between st and k.
  • overlook Two o's say the short oo of book, between rl and k.
  • understood Two o's say the short oo of book, between rst and d.
  • unhook Two o's say the short oo of book, between nh and k.
  • withstood Two o's say the short oo of book, between hst and d.
  • woodland Two o's say the short oo of book, between w and d.

List 15: ue as in blue 8

  • blue The oo sound is ue, at the end, after bl. Sound-alike: blew.
  • bluebird The oo sound is ue, between bl and b.
  • blueprint The oo sound is ue, between bl and p.
  • clueless The oo sound is ue, between cl and l.
  • flue The oo sound is ue, at the end, after fl. Sound-alike: flew.
  • glue The oo sound is ue, at the end, after gl.
  • subdue The oo sound is ue, at the end, after bd.
  • true The oo sound is ue, at the end, after tr.

List 16: oo as in afternoon 8

  • afternoon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between rn and n.
  • moonlight Two o's say the long oo of moon, between m and n.
  • preschool Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sch and l.
  • schoolyard Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sch and l.
  • teaspoon Two o's say the long oo of moon, between sp and n.
  • toothbrush Two o's say the long oo of moon, between t and t.
  • toothpaste Two o's say the long oo of moon, between t and t.
  • whirlpool Two o's say the long oo of moon, between rlp and l.

List 17: ou as in regroup 8

  • acoustic Here ou says oo, as in soup, between c and s.
  • caribou Here ou says oo, as in soup, at the end, after b.
  • crouton Here ou says oo, as in soup, between cr and ton.
  • mousse Here ou says oo, as in soup, between m and sse. Sound-alike: moose.
  • regroup Here ou says oo, as in soup, between gr and p.
  • souvenir Here ou says oo, as in soup, between s and v.
  • troupe Here ou says oo, as in soup, between tr and pe. Sound-alike: troop.
  • youthful Here ou says oo, as in soup, between y and t.

List 18: ew as in screw 8

  • chewy The oo sound is ew, between ch and y.
  • corkscrew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after scr.
  • jewel The oo sound is ew, between j and el.
  • overthrew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after thr.
  • screw The oo sound is ew, at the end, after scr.
  • shrewd The oo sound is ew, between shr and d.
  • strew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after str.
  • withdrew The oo sound is ew, at the end, after hdr.

List 19: u as in cushion 8

  • bulldog One u says the short oo of book, between b and l.
  • bulldozer One u says the short oo of book, between b and l.
  • bullfrog One u says the short oo of book, between b and l.
  • bushy One u says the short oo of book, between b and shy.
  • butcher One u says the short oo of book, between b and t.
  • cushion One u says the short oo of book, between c and s.
  • fulfill One u says the short oo of book, between f and l.
  • fully One u says the short oo of book, between f and lly.

List 20: u_e as in rude 8

  • brute The oo sound is u, then t, then a silent e.
  • conclude The oo sound is u, then d, then a silent e.
  • exclude The oo sound is u, then d, then a silent e.
  • introduce The oo sound is u, then c, then a silent e.
  • plume The oo sound is u, then m, then a silent e.
  • pollute The oo sound is u, then t, then a silent e.
  • rude The oo sound is u, then d, then a silent e.
  • spruce The oo sound is u, then c, then a silent e.

How this list was compiled: Our own selection and grouping of 160 English words, twenty lists of eight, with our own hints: six lists of oo as in moon, five of oo as in book, and nine of the same two sounds in other letters (ew, ue, u_e and ou for the sound of moon; a single u for the sound of book). The letters left out of every word are the letters that spell the sound. Every word has an English entry at https://en.wiktionary.org/ (license CC BY-SA 4.0), read on 2026-10-03, and was checked the same day in the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary, a record of General American pronunciation (https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict), where every listed pronunciation must have the oo of its list and not the other one. Every Wiktionary entry but unhook and schoolyard prints a pronunciation with the same vowel. Left out because one of the two sources gives a second American pronunciation with the other oo, standard or regional: room, broom, roof, root, hoof, hoop and soot. A second pronunciation that Wiktionary marks as regional outside the United States, as uncommon or as obsolete (hook, look, nook and tooth among them) was not counted, and neither were the dialect forms it gives for push (Appalachian) and pull (for speakers who say full and fool alike). In the ew, ue and u_e lists no pronunciation in the pronouncing dictionary has a y sound before the oo (new, few and cube are left out for that). Each hint that names a sound-alike names a word with the same pronunciation in the pronouncing dictionary. The spellings of the two sounds (oo, ew, ue, u...e and ou for the vowel of too; oo and u for the vowel of foot) are in the table of sounds and spellings at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_orthography, read on 2026-10-03. Spellings are American. No published word list or reading program was copied. Licence: own work

How it works

Oo mostly spells two sounds: the long one in moon and the short one in book. The sheet on show sorts words by those sounds. Twenty lists of eight add the same sounds spelled ew, ue, u_e, ou and u.

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Sort moon words from book words

A sort takes five words from the list on show and five from each of the next two. Lists 1 to 15 run in threes: a moon list, a book list, then another spelling. Start anywhere from List 1 to List 14, under More options, Word list, and both sounds are on the sheet.

Phonics oo sound worksheets with blanks

Choose Missing letters under What goes on the sheet. Each word prints without its oo: m__n for moon, f__tball for football. On the other lists the blank is ew, ue, ou or u, and in flute both the u and the e.

  • Room, roof, root and hoof are on no list: dictionaries give each of them both oo sounds.
  • The hints under the tool name sound-alikes: blue and blew, wood and would, threw and through.

Questions and answers

What are the two sounds of oo?

A long sound, as in moon, zoom and balloon, and a short sound, as in book, foot and wood. The spelling is the same, so every list here keeps to one sound and its heading names it.

Which lists make oo worksheets for 1st grade?

The grade is our suggestion, not a school's list. Lists 1 to 4 hold one-syllable words such as moon, book, grew and spoon; kangaroo, football and afternoon come in Lists 7, 8 and 16.

Which other letters spell the oo sounds?

For the sound in moon: ew in grew, ue in blue, u_e in flute and ou in soup. For the sound in book: a single u, as in push and pudding. Each spelling has lists of its own.

Is there an answer key for the oo sort?

Yes. The last page shows every word under its heading. To print without it, open More options and uncheck Add an answer key as the last page.

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