Spelling list: Long /oo/ spelled oo

Welcome to our list of words with the long /oo/ sound, most commonly spelled with oo. Here, you’ll find words like loose, goose, and balloon, where the vowel sound is long and clear. While oo sometimes makes a short sound—like in book—that’s not the case for these words.

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loose	The wire on the plug is loose.
moose	A moose is a large brown deer.
noose	The noose tightened.
goose	The magic goose laid golden eggs. *
doodle	The artist was bored so she drew a quick doodle.
poodle	Her first dog was a poodle.
baboon	In the zoo, they went to see the baboon first.
racoon	The camp was ambushed by a wild racoon.
balloon	The family took a ride in a hot-air balloon.
cartoon	When they got home from school the kids watched a cartoon.
lagoon	We swam in the warm water of the lagoon.
monsoon	There may be floods in the monsoon season.
bamboo	The panda loves to eat bamboo.
kangaroo	Did you see a kangaroo during your visit to Australia?
shampoo	What shampoo do you use?
tattoo	He disliked his new tattoo.