Vowels

Vowel Sounds are made inside the mouth and are voiced. You need to vibrate your vocal cords to make the sound.

In this lesson, we answer the question:
where do you find vowel sound /ʊ/.

In this lesson, we practice double oo =  /ʊ/.

First, let’s listen to the difference between /uw/ and /ʊ/.

look /lʊk/
moon /muwn/

cool /kuwl/
brook /brʊk/

cook  /kʊk/
food /fuwd/

foot /fʊt/
boot /buwt/

And now let’s practice /ʊ/.

look /lʊk/
good /gʊd/
cook /kʊk/
book /bʊk/
Look at my really good cookbook.

took /tʊk/
cookie /kʊ–kiy/
Who took the cookie?

hood /hʊd/
woods /wʊdz/
Little Red Riding Hood went through the woods.

crooked /ˈkrʊ–kɪd/
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is crooked.

good /gʊd/
hood /hʊd/
We live in a good neighborhood.

stood /stʊd/
foot /fʊt/
She stood on one foot.

And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Which vowel sound do you hear?
/uw/ or /ʊ/

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