Insects! <oo>
Practice Words
Words with the 'oo' vowel team, making either /uː/ as in 'food' or /ʊ/ as in 'good'.
A grasshopper is an insect. It can hop. This one is the colour of honey.
Ladybugs are insects. They are red with black dots.
Ants are insects. They bring bits of plants back to the nest.
A centipede is not an insect. Insects only have six legs.
A wasp is an insect. It can bite and fly.
A mosquito is an insect. It can suck blood. It preys on us.
A butterfly is an insect. It can survey us from the sky.
A snail is not an insect. Insects have six legs.
A leaf insect is... an insect! It can blend in as if it is a plant. Birds will walk or fly by.
This is an insect. A stink bug is small, but it can let off a big smell.
A weevil is an insect. It can rob food from our shelves. It is not choosey.
A spider is not an insect. All insects have six legs.