Vowel Teams oo and ou for Kids: Moon, Book and Cloud (Grade 1 and 2 English)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Today we are meeting two vowel teams, o o and o u. A vowel team is two letters that work together to make one sound. Let's hear what they say!

The o o team often says oo, like in moon. You can hear it in moon, spoon, food and zoo. It sounds like the noise you make when you see fireworks. Oooh!

But o o has a second, shorter sound. In book, look, foot and wood, it makes a quick sound like the middle of good. Try both. Moon, book. Can you hear the difference?

If you read an o o word and it does not sound right, try the other sound. Does foot rhyme with food or with good? It rhymes with good, so that is the sound!

Now the o u team. Most of the time, o u says ow, like when you bump your toe. Listen. Out, cloud, house, mouse and shout. Ow, ow, ow!

Watch out for oo and ou looking alike. They both start with o, so check the second letter. Moon has two o letters. Mouse has o then u. That second letter changes everything.

Now it's your turn. Read these two words. Shout and spoon. Which team is in each word, and what sound does it make? Pause and try. Shout has o u saying ow. Spoon has o o saying oo.

Great job! O o can say oo like moon or a short sound like book. O u usually says ow like cloud. Practice vowel teams o o and o u in the English Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!