There are 4 ways we pronounce written double oo:
1. /uw/
2. /ʊ/
3. /ʌ/
4. /ɔ–ɚ/
5. practice /uw, ʊ, ʌ, ɔ–ɚ/
Today we’ll practice the most common pronunciation: /uw/
Put your mouth in the same shape as the picture.
schoolroom /ˈskuwl–ruwm/
broom /bruwm/
roof /ruwf/
noon /nuwn/
boot /buwt/
stool /stuwl/
food /fuwd/
spoon /spuwn/
one scoop /skuwp/ of ice cream
/wʌn-skuw–pə-ˈvay-skriym/
practice
“choose…chose”
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Next blog post: 2. /ʊ/
