/ʊ/ — the /ʊ/ sound
the /ʊ/ sound
Vowels · Single vowels
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How to make it
Short, lips slightly rounded but relaxed, tongue back.
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Rachel's English · American English Sounds - UH [ʊ] Vowel - How to make the UH as in PUSH Vowel Watch on YouTube
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Words with this sound
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book
/bʊk/
foot
/fʊt/
full
/fʊl/
good
/ɡʊd/
look
/lʊk/
poor
/pʊɚ/
push
/pʊʃ/
should
/ʃʊd/
sure
/ʃʊɹ/
wood
/wʊd/
your
/jʊr/
above
/əˈbʊv/
Minimal pairs
Two words that differ by exactly one sound. Listen until you can tell them apart, then say them yourself.
- ʊ
pull
/pʊl/
uːpool
/puːl/
- ʊ
look
/lʊk/
ʌluck
/lʌk/
- ʊ
full
/fʊl/
iːfeel
/fiːl/
- ʊ
full
/fʊl/
ɪfill
/fɪl/
- ʊ
full
/fʊl/
efell
/fel/
- ʊ
book
/bʊk/
æback
/bæk/
- ʊ
good
/ɡʊd/
ɑːgod
/ɡɑːd/
- ʊ
full
/fʊl/
ɔːfall
/fɔːl/
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