How to Pronounce

the u: Sound put your tongue high and at

It is similar to the /
ʊ/ sound, but the
two little dots
the back of your mouth and mean that it is a
longer sounds.
lightly push your lips together

r ‘ o ’ o r ‘ o -
t h e l e t t e The u: sound is spelled in lots
w it h w o r d s :
h e of different ways.
o ’ a s in t
w ho / hu ː/
to o / tu ː/ w it h
o b e s p e ll e d
it can als e
‘u g h ’ a s in t h
the letters
sometimes it is spelled
with the word:
letter ‘u’. As in the wor t h r o u g h / θ r u ː /
d:
use /juːz/