Insects! <oo>

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Nature Decodable Reader with 'oo' Words | Insects!

Practice Words

Words with the 'oo' vowel team, making either /uː/ as in 'food' or /ʊ/ as in 'good'.

food blood
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A colorful orange, yellow and black lubber grasshopper with detailed markings standing on a grey surface.

A grasshopper is an insect. It can hop. This one is the colour of honey.

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Two bright red ladybugs with black spots walking together on a curved green plant stem.

Ladybugs are insects. They are red with black dots.

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Macro photo of a red and black ant standing on a green leaf, showing detailed body segments and legs.

Ants are insects. They bring bits of plants back to the nest.

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A house centipede with long striped legs and antennae crawling on a pink textured wall surface.

A centipede is not an insect. Insects only have six legs.

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Close-up macro photo of a black and yellow wasp perched on white flower petals with translucent wings against a green background.

A wasp is an insect. It can bite and fly.

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Detailed macro photo of a black and white striped mosquito with long proboscis against a blurred green background.

A mosquito is an insect. It can suck blood. It preys on us.

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A beautiful butterfly with black wings featuring white spots and orange lower wings perched on a green leaf.

A butterfly is an insect. It can survey us from the sky.

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A garden snail with a brown and cream spiral striped shell crawling on a bright green leaf.

A snail is not an insect. Insects have six legs.

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A green leaf insect with remarkable camouflage, its body and legs shaped like leaves, resting on a dark wooden surface.

A leaf insect is... an insect! It can blend in as if it is a plant. Birds will walk or fly by.

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A striking red and black striped shield bug photographed from above on a woven surface, showing bold stripe pattern.

This is an insect. A stink bug is small, but it can let off a big smell.

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Close-up of an iridescent green weevil beetle with textured metallic body and long snout standing on a pale surface.

A weevil is an insect. It can rob food from our shelves. It is not choosey.

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Close-up frontal view of a fuzzy jumping spider with large reflective eyes and hairy legs on a green background.

A spider is not an insect. All insects have six legs.

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