Childrens words

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Cup

Sound

Bucket

Sound

Drum

Sound

Limerick

A young girl called Buttercup Rust
With a stunningly up-thrusting bust
Rendered masses of chaps
Quite apt to collapse
Overcome with ungovernable lust.

About this sound

Sound

"Cut up"

This is a short vowel. The mouth is held half open in a fixed position. The tongue is held flat and the tip is touching where the bottom teeth meet the gum inside the mouth. Resonance is at the back of the mouth.

Which have the sound?

  1. put
  2. drunk
  3. cute
  4. cut
  5. hut
  6. nut
  7. nuclear
  8. curse
  9. muscle
  10. nuisance
  11. pluck
  12. folk music

Example words

letter 'u'

  1. pronunciation
  2. up
  3. cup
  4. drum
  5. butter
  6. but
  7. fun
  8. us
  9. mud
  10. hunt
  11. funny
  12. cup
  13. lunch
  14. run

'Some -o- words

  1. other
  2. cover
  3. love
  4. money
  5. done
  6. son
  7. above
  8. other
  9. brother

'Some -oo- words

  1. blood
  2. flood

other letters

  1. Courage
  2. rough (/f/)
  3. country
  4. tough
  5. young
  6. flourish