written oo

There are 4 ways we pronounce written double oo

1. /uw/ most common
2. /ʊ/ small number of words
3. /ʌ/
4. /ɔ-ɚ/
5. practice /uw, ʊ, ʌ, ɔ–ɚ/

Today we’ll practice the most common pronunciation: /uw/
Put your mouth in the same shape as the picture.

schoolroom
/ˈskuwl-ruwm/

broom
/bruwm/

roof
/ruwf/

noon
/nuwn/

boot /buwt/
stool /stuwl/

food /fuwd/
spoon /spuwn/

practice
“choose…chose“

And now it’s your turn.
Here is your audio pronunciation quiz.
/uw/ or /ʊ/

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