We pronounce written double oo 4 ways.
This quiz, however, will concentrate only
on the difference between…/uw/ and /ʊ/.
Click here, to learn the 4 ways to pronounce oo.
Words where oo = /ʊ/ can be
a little tricky, so let’s take a look at them.
Note: The shape of the symbol /ʊ/ is the same
as the shape of your mouth as you say it.
Note: Most of the /ʊ/ words end in /d/ and /k/.
good … wood … hood … stood
/gʊd/ … /wʊd/ … /hʊd/ … /stʊd/
book … brook … cook … crook
/bʊk/ … /brʊk/ … /kʊk/ … /krʊk/
hook … look … nook … rook … shook
/hʊk/ … /lʊk/ … /nʊk/ … /rʊk/ … /ʃʊk/
foot … soot … hoof … woof … wool
/fʊt/ …/sʊt/ … /hʊf/ …/wʊf/ …/wʊl/
And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Listen to the pronunciation of each word.
Which vowel sound do you hear?
/uw/ or /ʊ/
