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DESCRIBING THE SOUND
This is a short back vowel pronounced with rounded lips. To pronounce it, the back of the tongue is raised towards the roof of the mouth.
| OO | U | OU | O |
| COOK | PUSH | BOUQUET | WOMAN |
| LOOK | PULL | COULD | BOSOM |
| GOOD | PUT | SHOULD |
VOWEL /U:/
It is a long back vowel sound.
SPELLING THE SOUND
Take a look at how the sound occurs in spelling.
| OO | O | U | UI | UE | EW |
| FOOD | LOSE | RULER | SUIT | BLUE | FEW |
| SPOON | DO | UNITY | JUICE | TRUE | NEW |
| TOO | TO | SUPER | FRUIT | GLUE | THREW |
CONTRAST OF /U/ AND /U:/
/U/ /U:/
foot food
could cooled
full fool
pull pool
hood hewed
wood wooed
EVALUATION:
Choose the correct answer.
- Woo a. to b. third c. would d. toe
- Coup a. two b. corpse c. book d. could
- Cook a. pool b. through c. bush d. womb
- /U:/ a. foot b. full c. two d. look
- /U/ a. pool b. food c. hood d. you
ASPECT: COMPREHENSION
TITLE: The Dancing Palm Tree
EVALUATION: Intensive English Book 1; Exercises 10.2.2 pages 98-99
ASSIGNMENT: Intensive English Book 1; Exercises 10. 2.3, 10.2.4, and 10.3B; pages 98-102.
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