PhonicsYears 1–2Phase 5 – Alternative Spellings & Pronunciations

Alternative spellings for /oo/

Recognise alternative spellings for the /oo/ phoneme: ew (new, chew), ue (blue, true), u-e (rude, flute), ou (soup, group)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    The sound /oo/ can be spelled in different ways. Let's meet two of them!

  2. 2

    Which word has the /oo/ sound? 🎧

  3. 3

    Tap the letters that spell the /oo/ sound in 'moon'. 🌙

  4. 4

    Let's spell 'blue' together. 🦋

  5. 5

    Which spelling makes the /oo/ sound in 'blue'? 🦋

  6. 6

    Build the word 'glue' — it has the /oo/ sound spelled 'ue'. 🧴

  7. 7

    Which word has the /oo/ sound spelled 'oo'? 🎯

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