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/ʊ/ is a short vowel sound.
Our lips are gently rounded,
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and the back of our tongue
is higher than the front.
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Listen. One word in the following list does
not belong. It doesn't have the /ʊ/ sound.
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I'll read the list again, and
this time I'll show you the words.
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push
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should
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book
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luck
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hood
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put
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good
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could
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bush
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stood
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"Luck" doesn't belong. It doesn't
have that short /ʊ/ sound.
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There's "look" and then there's "luck."
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