[u] and [uw]
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[u] |
[u] is articulated with the back of the tongue raised close to the roof of the mouth. The lips are a little rounded. |
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[uw] |
The articulation of [uw] is similar to that of [uw], except that the lips are closer together and more rounded, as if whistling. The vowel is diphthongized. |
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Minimal Pairs
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[u] ~ [uw] |
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could ~ cooed |
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should ~ shoed |
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stood ~ stewed |
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look ~ Luke |
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took ~ two |
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book ~ boot |
Tongue Twisters
Click "PLAY" to hear the utterances. Try to repeat after the model.
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If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews? |
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Ruth moved on to cook the soup but added too much roux and it turned into a stew. |
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Luke looked at that blue book about blues roots. |
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Brook understood the cartoon but it took her too much time. |
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This fool took that food and wolfed it down at full moon. |
