long and short oo sort - Free Printable

It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet that involves sorting words based on their pronunciation of the "oo" sound. The task is to categorize words into two groups depending on how the "oo" is pronounced:

- "oo" as in *boo* (pronounced /uː/ — like "boot")
- "oo" as in *book* (pronounced /ʊ/ — like "look")

Let’s go through this step by step.

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Step 1: Understand the Two Sounds

- "oo" like in *boo* → long "oo" sound, pronounced /uː/
Examples: *boot*, *moon*, *cool*
- "oo" like in *book* → short "oo" sound, pronounced /ʊ/
Examples: *book*, *look*, *hook*

Note: These are both spelled "oo", but they make different sounds.

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Step 2: Look at the Word List

Here are the words provided:

```
foot coop tooth boot
hood book soot good
room zoo loot hook
cool cook loop wood
boo soon broom shook
```

Now, let's sort each word based on its "oo" sound.

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Step 3: Categorize Each Word

#### Group 1: "oo" as in boo → /uː/ (long oo)
These have the long "oo" sound:
- boot – /buːt/
- zoo – /zuː/
- soon – /suːn/
- tooth – /tuːθ/
- soot – /suːt/
- loop – /luːp/
- broom – /bruːm/
- shook – /ʃuːk/
- wood – /wuːd/
- cool – /kuːl/
- loo (in "loot") – /luːt/

Wait — let’s double-check each one carefully.

Let’s go one by one:

| Word | Pronunciation | Sound Type |
|--------|---------------|------------|
| foot | /fʊt/ | /ʊ/ → book group |
| coop | /kuːp/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| tooth | /tuːθ/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| boot | /buːt/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| hood | /huːd/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| book | /bʊk/ | /ʊ/ → book group |
| soot | /suːt/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| good | /ɡʊd/ | /ʊ/ → book group |
| room | /ruːm/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| zoo | /zuː/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| loot | /luːt/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| hook | /hʊk/ | /ʊ/ → book group |
| cool | /kuːl/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| cook | /kʊk/ | /ʊ/ → book group |
| loop | /luːp/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| wood | /wuːd/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| boo | /buː/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| soon | /suːn/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| broom | /bruːm/ | /uː/ → boo group |
| shook | /ʃuːk/ | /uː/ → boo group |

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Step 4: Final Sorting

#### ✔ "oo" as in boo (/uː/) — Long "oo"
- coop
- tooth
- boot
- hood
- soot
- room
- zoo
- loot
- cool
- loop
- wood
- boo
- soon
- broom
- shook

#### ✔ "oo" as in book (/ʊ/) — Short "oo"
- foot
- book
- good
- hook
- cook

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Step 5: Fill in the Boxes

Now, place the words in the correct boxes:

#### Box 1: oo = boo (Long "oo")
- coop
- tooth
- boot
- hood
- soot
- room
- zoo
- loot
- cool
- loop
- wood
- boo
- soon
- broom
- shook

#### Box 2: oo = book (Short "oo")
- foot
- book
- good
- hook
- cook

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Final Answer:

Box labeled "oo = boo":
> coop, tooth, boot, hood, soot, room, zoo, loot, cool, loop, wood, boo, soon, broom, shook

Box labeled "oo = book":
> foot, book, good, hook, cook

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Summary:

This exercise teaches phonics — specifically, how the same spelling ("oo") can represent different sounds. It helps children recognize patterns and improve reading and spelling skills.

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