Advanced Vowel Team Decoding: ew, ui, oo

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Sample questions

1. Which word has the 'ew' sound like in 'new'?

○ few

✓ drew

○ stew

○ sew

Answer: drew — Listen carefully to the 'ew' sound in 'new'. Does it sound like 'oo' or 'yoo'?

2. Which word has the 'ui' sound like in 'fruit'?

○ build

○ quit

✓ juice

○ ruin

Answer: juice — The 'ui' in 'fruit' makes an /oo/ sound. Which option also has that sound?

3. Which word has the long 'oo' sound like in 'moon'?

○ book

○ look

○ foot

✓ spoon

Answer: spoon — The 'oo' in 'moon' makes a long /oo/ sound. Listen for that same sound.

Recognize the common sounds of the vowel teams 'ew', 'ui', and 'oo'.
Segment and blend words containing 'ew' (e.g., chew, new), 'ui' (e.g., fruit, suit), and 'oo' (e.g., moon, book).
Read aloud sentences and short passages containing words with these vowel teams.
Apply knowledge of 'oo' sounds (long 'oo' as in moon, short 'oo' as in book) to decode new words.
Debate which vowel team (ew, ui, or oo) is most challenging to learn and why, providing examples.

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