 How do you spell the OO sound in English? This video is brought to you by ESLgold.com and Spelletics. We're here to give you some help with the complicated spellings of English sounds. Our approach starts with the sounds, not the letters in the alphabet. Audio first, visual later. This video is designed for adult and teenage learners of English. If you would like to see the fun children's version, please click on the link in the description below. How do you spell the OO sound in English? Seems like a silly question, doesn't it? Well, it isn't. There are actually eleven ways to spell this sound. Eleven ways. Let's learn them all. Let's start with the most common ones. In this video, we will deal with two different sounds, commonly represented by the letter U. The sounds are OO and U. All right, let's get started. When you see U, what do you do? You can say it OO or U. When and where? You need a clue. Please pay attention. There are a few. Most common spellings. Please note, the spelling patterns for OO can be presented in a number of ways. We will present the most common ones first. In the summary, we will use another way to show how the spellings fit together more logically. Set one. One to four. Double pronunciations. Some spellings for the OO sound can be pronounced either OO or U. We'll start with these. Number one. UE. A common way to spell both these sounds is with UE. These are words you say with OO, SU, DU, TRU, GLU. These are words you say with U, HU, Q, FUEL, CONTINUE. There is no rhyme or reason for the different pronunciations here. UE. SU, SU, my project's too. Get me some paper. Give me some glue. Number two. EW. Another common way to spell the OO sound is with EW. Note, this spelling also accounts for both OO and U pronunciations. These are words you say with OO, NU, GRU, BLU, STU. These are words you say with U, VU, PU, VU, REVIEW. Technically, these two are spelled IEW. Three. We sometimes spell OO with the silent E. The silent E comes at the end of the word and it is usually separated from the OO by a single consonant. U, silent E. These are words you say with OO, LUKE, TUNE, DUDE, RULE, PRODUCE. These are words you say with U, USE, CUTE, HUGE, MUTE, CONFUSE, U, SILENT E. Hey dude, your music's cool, but put it on mute. That's the rule. Four. U alone. It is not common to see the letter U alone, but it does occur in a few words. Many of them are proper nouns. FLU, SUSHI, LULU, TIMBUKTU. When the letter U is used at the beginning of words, it is often pronounced U. UNIVERSITY, USAGE, UTILIZE. Other ways to spell the OO sound. An O for an OO, what, who? Number five, OO. Sometimes we don't even use the letter U to spell the OO sound. At the ends of some words, OO is actually spelled with an OO. TOO, TOO, TOO, HOO, OO for OO. An O for an OO, can it be true? Who made this rule? Please tell me. HOO, SIX, OO. Sometimes we spell the OO sound with a double OO. This pronunciation is only used with OO, not UO. For example, MOON, TOO, FOOD, SPOOK, RAPHUN. Sometimes a silent E is added, CHOOSE, SNOOSE, LOOSE, STOOGE, double O. When I was in school, I was a fool. I left my food out on a stool. It didn't take long, and very soon, the food was eaten by a raccoon. Number seven, O-silent E. In a few cases, an O is used with a silent E for the OO sound. O-silent E. For example, MOO, LOOSE, HOOSE, improve. More combinations with OO. The final group, 8 to 11, 8-O-U, 9-U-I, 10-E-U, 11-O-E. Number eight, OU. Sometimes we spell the OO sound, O-U, U, SUP, LOO, THROUGH. Some people abbreviate this with a single U, THROUGH, OU. Finish your soup, LOO, aren't you through? Hurry up, what's wrong with you? Number nine, U-I. Sometimes we spell the OO sound, U-I, FRUIT, JUICE, SUIT, BRUISE. You can spell fruit juice on your new suit. Number 10, E-U. The E-U spelling is mostly in words with more than one syllable. NUTRAL, NUROTIC, LUCHEMIA, FEWED. At the beginning of words, E-U is mostly pronounced U, Euphoria, Euthanasia, Europe, Eureka. Sometimes we pronounce the last two words, Europe, Eureka. Number 11, O-E. The strangest spelling for the OO sound is O-E, SHU, KANU, SHULACES. One shoe, two shoes, whose shoes, Sue's shoes. Okay, let's review. There are many ways to spell the OO sound in English. Let's group them together more logically. Spell it by letter, with or without the letter U, then by pronunciation, OO versus U, with the letter U. Spell it with a single U. At the end of words, FLU, THRU, LULU. At the beginning of words, UNIT, U-TENCEL, UNIVERSAL. Spell it U-E. At the end of words, BLU, TRU, HU, RESCUE. In the middle of words, FUEL, CRUEL, GRUSSEM. Spell it U-SILENT-E. In the middle of words, PLOOM, RUDE, CUTE, HUGE, with the letter U. Spell it UI, in the middle of words, FRUIT, JUICE, SUIT, NUSANCE. Spell it OU, at the end of words, U, LULU, THRU. In the middle of words, SUP, GROUP. Spell it EU, in the middle of words, NUTRAL, FEWD, LUKIMIA. At the beginning of words, EUFORIA, EUFAMISM, without the letter U. Spell it with a single O, at the end of words, DU, TU, HU. In the middle of words, HUM, TUM. Spell it OU, in the middle of words, NUN, BROOM, TAIFUN. At the end of words, TOO, GU, BU. Sometimes a silent E is used, CHOOSE, SNOOSE, MOOSE. Spell it OU, in the middle of words, MOVE, LOSE, REMOVE, without the letter U. Spell it EW, at the end of words, DO, NEW, CURFU. In the middle of words, NUT. Spell it OE, at the end of words, SHU, KANU. In the middle of words, SHUES, SHULACE, SHUHORN, pronouncing U and U. U-pronunciation, U-pronunciation, single U, FLU, THRU, BOWAHU, unit, utensil, unique, UE, CLU, TRU, INSU, HU, ARGU, VENU, U-silent E, TOO, FLU, INCLUDE, CUET, AMUSE, REFUTE, UI, SUIT, FRUIT, JUICE, OU, U, SUP, THRU, EU, NUTRAL, LUCHEMIA, FEWD, ULEGY, UGENE, OU, DO, HU, TOOM, OU, BOOT, PROOF, CARTOON, OU, SILENT E, LOSE, PROOF, REMOVE, EW, DO, STU, NUT, PU, NEFU, CURFU, OE, SHU, KANU, SHULACE. Well, that's about it. Be sure to check out our other videos on sounds and spelling. And don't forget to click on the link for kids' videos. Check out the description and links below to learn more about our program. Thanks for watching. You can find out more on the following websites ESLgold.com and Let'sReadItAgain.com