Short Oo
Words like mood food roof proof etc.
Short oo. Short oo is a vowel that is a little bit unusual. It might sound a little difficult for beginners but it is not. There is no letter oo in the english alphabet but long oo and short oo are part of the vowel system. Now you may be thinking but that s not a letter in the english alphabet and of course you re right.
If you have to guess which one it is guess the long oo u because that pronunciation is much more common. The short oo has a short sound but most oo words have a long sound. On the other hand words like good took shook etc. Usually it is either the long oo u as in the word food which is the same thing as the long u sound or else it s the short oo ʊ sound as in the word foot.
An ideal video for kids to learn the short oo sound. The spelling double o oo can have more than one sound in english. How to pronounce short oo. Are all examples of the long oo sound.
Kids will be introduced to lots of words that contain the short oo sound. Short oo short oo is a unique vowel sound that is not represented by any other vowel letter. Short oo phonics story learn to read stories with words that have the short oo. The letters oo are used to spell two slightly different sounds.