The /uː/ Vowel (GOOSE)
/uː/
/uː/ is a back close rounded vowel. It is a long monophthong, so it keeps one steady quality.
Example Words
| Word | UK | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| too | /tuː/ | /tuː/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| blue | /bluː/ | /bluː/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
| food | /fuːd/ | /fuːd/ | Syllables · Pronounce |
Distinctive Features
/uː/ is told apart from every other English sound by three distinctive features.
Allophones Of /uː/
/uː/ has 2 allophones in the app, starting with [uˑ], a long vowel is shorter before a voiceless consonant. The full list, where each occurs and the examples are in Allophones, which opens with any course or with Adroit Plus.
Words With The /uː/ Sound
/uː/ At The Start Of A Word
/uː/ In The Middle Of A Word
- boot
- cool
- cube
- cute
- doom
- duel
- dune
- dupe
- duty
- feud
- food
- fool
- fuel
- fufu
- fume
- fuse
- hoof
- hoop
- hoot
- huge
- june
- lewd
- loom
- loop
- loot
- lose
- mood
- moon
- moot
- move
/uː/ At The End Of A Word
- coo
- dew
- due
- ewe
- few
- flu
- gnu
- new
- pew
- rue
- sue
- too
- two
- zoo
- blue
- brew
- chew
- clue
- coup
- crew
- drew
- flew
- fufu
- glue
- grew
- knew
- lieu
- menu
- onto
- phew
Questions Students Ask
How do you describe the vowel /uː/?
/uː/ is a back close rounded vowel.
Which words have the /uː/ sound?
For example too, blue, food.