Sounds of letter U – Exercise 457
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| Sound | Letters | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| /juː/ |
u- U_cons_E ue other words |
{mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/1.mp3{/mp3}Ukraine, unicorn, uniform, unique, united, university, usually {mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/2.mp3{/mp3}abuse, amuse, refuse, cube, dispute, excuse, huge, duke {mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/3.mp3{/mp3}argue, continue, hue, rescue, value {mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/4.mp3{/mp3}accumulate, community, computer, Cuba, fuel, future, human, humour, music |
| /ʊ/ | closed syllable | {mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/5.mp3{/mp3}bullet, bully, bush, butcher, cushion, full, pudding, pull, push, put, sugar |
| /ɜː/ | ur | {mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/6.mp3{/mp3}burn, burden, curse, fur, hurt, murder, surface, Thursday, turn |
| /jʊə/ or /ʊə/ | ure |
{mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/7.mp3{/mp3}cure, endure, pure, secure {mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/8.mp3{/mp3}sure |
| /ʌ/ | closed syllable | {mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/9.mp3{/mp3}bun, bus, butter, cut, fun, lunch, run, summer, Sunday, tunnel, under, up |
| /ɪ/ |
busy build |
{mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/10.mp3{/mp3}busy — business, businessman, businesslike {mp3}/files/mp3/u-vowel/11.mp3{/mp3}build — building, built-in |