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/u/ is a long vowel sound . Our lips are rounded,
and the back of our tongue is higher than the
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front. Listen. One word in the following list
does not belong. It doesn't have an /u/ sound.
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I'll read the list again and this
time I'll show you the words.
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two
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shoe
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boot
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hoop
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moon
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suit
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book
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lose
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loose
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food
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"Book" doesn't belong. It doesn't have the long
/u/ sound. We don't say /buk/. We say /bʊk/.
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