Childrens words
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Boots
Flute
Food
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About this sound
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How to make this sound
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Example words
zoo do soup through knew shoe flute
glue fruit food to group grew rule
cruel suit spoon you flew boot moon
bruise room
Notes:
I have noticed that some of these words have a contracted form using
'Room' 'Broom' have a contracted form but 'Boot' does not seem to have. The preceeding
consonant sound seems to determine this. LW
Spelling: oo, o, ou, ough, ew,ui
This is a long vowel.
The lips are forward but flattish (as if to whistle),
and there is a slight opening between them.
The tongue is slightly
raised from the floor of the mouth
at the front and lifted slightly above the top edge of the bottom
front teeth.
The tongue is bunched in towards the midline. The sound resonates from
the back and travels around the tongue towards the front.
-ew-
The -ew- combination is usually pronounced
- few
- jewllery
- chew
- new
- knew
- hugh
- you
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