Phoneme / u: /

Phoneme /u:/

The lips are tense and in a whistling position.

• The sound [u:] in English is similar to stressed "ú" in Spanish. ([u:] is actually more prolonged than Spanish "ú".)

• Spanish words with this sound are spelled with "u" or "ú". Are "su", "luna", "jugo".

• Pronunciation problems occur because of confusing English spelling patterns and the similarity of [u:] and [ U ].

Examples       food    /fu:d/
                          do    /du:/
                       cool    /cu:l/
                       new    /nu:w/



HINTS:


The spelled that pronounced with the phoneme [u:] are : "u", "oo", "o", "ew", "ue"

Less frequents spelling patterns fot [u:] consist of the letters "ui", "ou", "oe", "ieu" and "ough". Examples: fruit, group, shoe.

The letters "ew" are usually pronounced [u:]. Examples: new, stew, grew.

The letters "oo" followed by "l", "m" or "n" are usually pronounced [u:]. Examples: school, moon.




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Phoneme [u:]

Answer the crossword

ACROSS

1. An accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done.

6. A seat without any support for the back or arms.

7. A wide road, with trees or tall buildings on both sides.

8. A number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit. 

DOWN

2. To no longer have something because you do not know where it is.

3. Something that people and animals eat, or plants absorb, to keep them alive.

4. A place where children go to be educated.

5. The usually sweet-tasting part of a tree or bush which holds seeds and which can be eaten.




The answers are: rule, lose, food, school, fruit, stool, avenue, group.