Understanding Vowel Teams OU and OO

The video tutorial introduces two vowel teams: OU and OO. It explains how these vowel teams can create different sounds when they appear in words. The OU team can sound like 'ow' as in 'trout' or 'ooh' as in 'soup'. The OO team can sound like 'ooh' as in 'school' or 'oh' as in 'book'. The tutorial includes examples and encourages students to practice identifying and pronouncing these vowel teams in words.

What do vowel teams do when they come together?

• They always make a long vowel sound.

• They work as a team to create a new sound.

• They cancel each other out.

• They make a consonant sound.

Which of the following words contains the OU vowel team?

• Cat

• Trout

• School

• Book

In the word 'trout', what sound does the OU vowel team make?

• Ah

• Ow

• Oh

• Ooh

What sound does the OU vowel team make in the word 'soup'?

• Ow

• Oh

• Ah

• Ooh

Which word contains the OO vowel team?

• School

• Soup

• Cat

• Trout

What sound does the OO vowel team make in the word 'school'?

• Ooh

• Ow

• Ah

• Oh

In the word 'book', what sound does the OO vowel team make?

• Oh

• Ooh

• Ow

• Ah

How many different sounds can the OO vowel team make?

• One

• Four

• Two

• Three

Which of the following is NOT a sound made by the OO vowel team?

• Ow

• Ooh

• Ah

• Oh

What should you do when you encounter vowel teams while reading?

• Ignore them

• Guess the sound

• Use the sounds you learned

• Skip the word