Soot and Mooch – oo/oo reading passage

Description

Soot and Mooch is a decodable passage using words containing diphthong oo, and the two phonemes it represents as in ‘good’ and ‘food’. There are suffixes used, for example, ‘ing’. and ‘ed’ Silent e words have been used.

This text uses some irregular words and some words which may need support. The theme of this story is “Acceptance and Friendship.” The story revolves around the initial reluctance of the main character, Mooch the dog, to accept the presence of a new puppy named Soot in the household. Mooch’s attitude changes as he gradually forms a friendship with Soot and discovers the joy of having a playmate. The story highlights how embracing new relationships and being open to change can lead to positive outcomes and new friendships.

This text comes in colour, and a printer-friendly black-and-white version. This text comes with a tic-tac-toe game to practice reading and spelling /oo/ and /oo/ vocabulary.