by Judith Barker | Oct 8, 2018 | Spell
The OO spelling patterns
MOO
HOO, HOO, HOO!
CHOO, CHOO, CHOO!
COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
POOH!
The EW and UE spelling (Long ‘u’ sound)
TRUE
BLUE
CLUE
GLUE
AHH TISSUE!
EW
FEW
CHEW
STEW
SCREW
FLEW
GREW
NEPHEW
Find more spelling patterns in the free resources.
Download this PDF: MeettheYuckiesFreebieResourcesforewueandooSpellingPatterns
by Judith Barker | Oct 8, 2018 | Write
You know ‘Mr Brown Can Moo’ by Dr Seuss?’ There are so many cool OO sounds in this story!
The OO spelling
Mr Brown can MOO
How about you?
He can go like an owl HOO, HOO, HOO!
He can go like a train – CHOO, CHOO, CHOO!
He can go like a rooster – COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!
The EW and UE spelling (Long ‘u’ sound)
Mr Brown’s NEPHEW
Is a TRUE, BLUE Australian,
He likes steak and kidney STEW.
EW! Not me…
It’s much too hard to CHEW!
Mr Brown’s cousin,
GLUES SCREWS to his ROOF!
What a silly duffer
He hasn’t got a CLUE!
Write a jingle with OO, EW and UE, or any of the long vowel OO (‘u’) spelling patterns
Send it to Sound Owl by the 30th November under COMMENTS.
In November we’ll talk about the 3 more ‘u’ spelling patterns:
OU, U-E and UE
Bye you!
Sound Owl
by Judith Barker | Oct 8, 2018 | Read
Welcome Owls and Owlets!
I’m sure, it’s no surprise to you that phonemic awareness is the foundation for reading and writing success in young readers. However, for struggling readers, or those with special needs learning about the SOUNDS, GRAPHEMES and the various SPELLING PATTERNS can take years to master! There are 45 sounds and hundreds of ways to spell them…
Never fear, Sound Owl is here!
The Oo is a VOWEL DIGRAPH – A DIGRAPH is TWO LETTERS with ONE sound.
FUN FACT!
There are over SIX common ways to spell the LONG VOWEL ‘Oo? (See resource below)
OO EW UE UI OU U_E
Today, we’re going to learn about THREE spelling patterns
OO, UE, and EW (Long ‘u’ sound)
Let’s take a look at the amusing VOWEL OO
FIND the different spelling patterns in the verse.
This is the story of the ‘Oo’
It’s an amusing sound for all of ‘you.’
Like the huge red rock named ‘Uluru’
Which is spelt with a ‘u’ and not an ‘Oo’
Think of a colour that ends in ‘ue’
And chew must be eaten with an ‘ew’
Are you confused about the ‘Oo?’
Well never mind here’s a ‘clue.’
How many ‘Oo’ spelling patterns can you find?
My-Oo-Family-Sound-Strip