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The English Double OO and Other Words with
ʊ and u sounds
ʊ - For the most part, k and d sounds follow oo when oo sounds like ʊ. Exceptions are 23 to 28. In 23 to 28, oo sounds like ʊ. Took
1. 2. 3. 4.
took book look hook
5. 6. 7. 8.
shook brook cook crook
1. would 2. could 3. should
9. 10. 11. 12.
crooked overlook rook nook
4. pudding 5. pull 6. full
13. 14. 15. 16.
rookie onlooker cookie hood
17. 18. 19. 20.
7. bull 8. wolf 9. push
understood stood wood good
21. 22. 23. 24.
woods wooden hoof woof
10. bush 11. cushion 12. butcher
25. 26. 27. 28.
soot foot footer wool
13. Butch
u - For the most part, k and d sounds do not follow oo when oo sounds like u. Exceptions are 67 to 72. In 67 to 72, oo sounds like u. Fool
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
fool pool soon aloof proof moon spoon tool balloon noon shoot loose
1. tune 2. rule 3. soup
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
moo too cool boot root choose boom doom gloom gloomy zoo root
4. crude 5. juice 6. shoe
25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.
room broom roof goof goofy troop hoop loop aloof baboon proof room
7. salute 8. June 9. news
37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48.
boost booze tooth caboose cartoon goose harpoon loony loot maroon monsoon raccoon
10. truth 11. lose 12. cruise
49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
proofread school scoop smooth snooze soon sooth spool spoonful troop tycoon typhoon
13. wound 14. parachute 15. lukewarm
61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72.
zoom rooster moot school scooter spool food mood moody spook spooky kook
16. Luke 17. rude 18. lunar
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