Spelling list: The long /oo/ sound

The spelling pattern oo is used to represent two slightly different sounds in English: the long /oo/ sound like in the word soon and the short /oo/ sound like in the word soot.

The examples in this list are all words that contain a long /oo/ sound. Click on the speaker icon before each word to hear how to say it or try the Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check spelling activity to learn how to pronounce the long /oo/ sound in these words yourself. Avoid confusion with the short /oo/ sound by paying attention to the context of the word.

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food	Fish is a healthy food.
mood	I could see from his smile that he was in a good mood.
roof	The mosque has a dome on the roof.
proof	I have absolute proof that he did it.
cool	It was a spring morning and the air was cool.
tool	Please pass me my tool box.
boom	The big drum made a loud boom.
gloom	He peered into the gloom.
spoon	The spoon was silver.
soon	She will arrive soon.
scoop	Would you like a scoop of ice cream?
hoot	I heard the hoot of an owl.
moor	They had a lovely walk on the moor.
poor	The film received poor reviews.