PRONUNCIATION: /u/ and /u:/
English has two 'u' sounds.
- Short u, sound /u/
- Long u, sound /u:/
Listen to their pronunciation:
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
Exercise 1
Consider the words in the box:
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butcher cook food fruit good juice mousse soup spoon sugar |
Classify them into the corresponding column according to the pronunciation of the letters in red.
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/u/ |
/u:/ |
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Exercise 2
Listen and repeat the sentences.
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
- The first course on the menu is lettuce soup.
- What vegetables would you like with your steak?
- Do you want yoghurt or chocolate mousse for dessert?
- I take two spoonfuls of sugar in my coffee.
- Sausages and biscuits aren´t very good for you.
- Would you like a fruit juice?