Long and Short OO - Free Printable

Let's solve this phonics worksheet step by step.

Task:

- Sort the words into two groups:
- Long oo (pronounced like "oo" in *moon* — /uː/)
- Short oo (pronounced like "oo" in *book* — /ʊ/)
- Then, draw a picture to match each word. (Since I can't draw here, I’ll describe what to draw.)

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Step 1: Understand the Sounds

- Long oo: The "oo" sounds like the letter "U" in "you" or "moon" — it’s a long, drawn-out sound: /uː/.
- Examples: moon, school, spoon

- Short oo: The "oo" sounds like the "u" in "cup" or "book" — it’s short and tight: /ʊ/
- Examples: book, look, foot

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Step 2: Sort the Words

Here is the list of words:

```
moon, cook, look, soon, room
goose, tool, Hook, balloon, boot
school, room, book, sook, hoop
root, roof, broom, moose, smooth
spoon, noon, loop, bedroom, foot
```

Let’s go through each one:

#### ✔ Long oo (/uː/) — sounds like "oo" in *moon*

- moon → /muːn/
- goose → /guːs/
- school → /skuːl/
- soon → /suːn/
- room → /ruːm/
- tool → /tuːl/
- balloon → /bəˈluːn/
- roof → /ruːf/
- spoon → /spuːn/
- noon → /nuːn/
- loop → /luːp/
- moose → /muːs/
- smooth → /smuːð/
- bedroom → /ˈbɛd ruːm/

> Note: "Hook" has an "oo" but it’s pronounced /hʊk/, so it's short oo.

#### ✔ Short oo (/ʊ/) — sounds like "oo" in *book*

- cook → /kʊk/
- look → /lʊk/
- book → /bʊk/
- sook → /sʊk/ (rare, but pronounced like "book")
- hook → /hʊk/
- boot → /buːt/ → Wait! This is long oo, not short!

Wait — let’s double-check:

- boot → /buːt/ → long oo
- root → /ruːt/ → long oo
- foot → /fʊt/ → short oo
- hoop → /huːp/ → long oo
- broom → /bruːm/ → long oo
- rooftop? No, we have roof → /ruːf/ → long oo

Now let’s fix the list carefully.

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✔ Final Correct Grouping

#### Long oo (/uː/)
- moon
- goose
- school
- soon
- room
- tool
- balloon
- roof
- spoon
- noon
- loop
- moose
- smooth
- bedroom
- root
- broom
- hoop
- boot
- hook? → Let’s check: hook = /hʊk/ → short oo

Wait! Hook is short oo.

Let’s recheck all:

| Word | Pronunciation | Sound Type |
|----------|---------------|------------|
| moon | /muːn/ | Long oo |
| cook | /kʊk/ | Short oo |
| look | /lʊk/ | Short oo |
| soon | /suːn/ | Long oo |
| room | /ruːm/ | Long oo |
| goose | /guːs/ | Long oo |
| tool | /tuːl/ | Long oo |
| hook | /hʊk/ | Short oo |
| balloon | /bəˈluːn/ | Long oo |
| boot | /buːt/ | Long oo |
| school | /skuːl/ | Long oo |
| book | /bʊk/ | Short oo |
| sook | /sʊk/ | Short oo |
| hoop | /huːp/ | Long oo |
| root | /ruːt/ | Long oo |
| roof | /ruːf/ | Long oo |
| broom | /bruːm/ | Long oo |
| moose | /muːs/ | Long oo |
| smooth | /smuːð/ | Long oo |
| spoon | /spuːn/ | Long oo |
| noon | /nuːn/ | Long oo |
| loop | /luːp/ | Long oo |
| bedroom | /ˈbɛd ruːm/ | Long oo |
| foot | /fʊt/ | Short oo |

So now we can sort them correctly.

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✔ Final Answer:

#### Long oo (/uː/)
- moon
- goose
- school
- soon
- room
- tool
- balloon
- root
- roof
- broom
- moose
- smooth
- spoon
- noon
- loop
- bedroom
- boot
- hoop

#### Short oo (/ʊ/)
- cook
- look
- hook
- book
- sook
- foot

> Note: "Sook" is rare, but it's pronounced like "book", so it goes in short oo.

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🖼️ Drawing Suggestions (for each word):

#### Long oo:
- moon → Draw a full moon in the sky
- goose → Draw a bird with a long neck
- school → Draw a school building
- soon → Draw a clock showing time passing
- room → Draw a bedroom or living room
- tool → Draw a hammer or wrench
- balloon → Draw a floating balloon
- root → Draw a plant with underground roots
- roof → Draw a house with a sloped roof
- broom → Draw a cleaning broom
- moose → Draw a large deer-like animal
- smooth → Draw a shiny surface or a smooth stone
- spoon → Draw a kitchen spoon
- noon → Draw a sun at the top of the sky
- loop → Draw a circle or a rope loop
- bedroom → Draw a bed with a nightstand
- boot → Draw a shoe/boot
- hoop → Draw a hula hoop or basketball hoop

#### Short oo:
- cook → Draw a person cooking food
- look → Draw someone pointing or staring
- hook → Draw a fishing hook
- book → Draw a closed book
- sook → (rare) Could be a playful drawing of a "sook" (like a baby crying)
- foot → Draw a human foot

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✔ Final Table:

| Long oo | Short oo |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| moon | cook |
| goose | look |
| school | hook |
| soon | book |
| room | sook |
| tool | foot |
| balloon | |
| root | |
| roof | |
| broom | |
| moose | |
| smooth | |
| spoon | |
| noon | |
| loop | |
| bedroom | |
| boot | |
| hoop | |

> (Note: All others go under Long oo)

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✔ Summary:
- Most words with "oo" are long oo (like "moon").
- Only a few are short oo (like "book", "look", "cook", "foot", "hook", "sook").

This is a great exercise for learning English phonics!