KEY PRONUNCIATION OF THE GRAPHIC SYMBOL ‘U’
BUT / DUNE / PUBLIC / PUSH / USUAL / PULL / PLEASURE / BUG / FURNITURE / MUCH / LUCK
RUDE / PUT / BURP / FULL / RULE / TRUE / BLUE / SUCH / BURN / FUN / NURSE / UNIFORM
TURN / NURTURE / UNIQUE / NATURE / TUNE / TUNA / HURT / FUTURE / URBAN
UP
/ʌp/
USE
/juːz/
JUNE
/dʒuːn/
BULL
/bʊl/
FUR
/fɜːr/
ADVENTURE
/ədˈven.tʃər/
BUT
PUBLIC
MUCH
LUCK
SUCH
BUG
FUN
UNIFORM
UNIQUE
TUNE
TUNA
FUTURE
USUAL
DUNE
RUDE
RULE
TRUE
BLUE
USUAL
PUSH
PULL
PUT
FULL
URBAN
BURN
NURSE
TURN
HURT
BURP
NURTURE
FURNITURE
FUTURE
NURTURE
FURNITURE
NATURE
PLEASURE
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4
5
7
5
8
Practice!
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For the public this is not much fun
A unique uniform for the future
True blue is rude.
Don’t push and pull.
The nurse burped and burnt the furniture.
To nurture nature is a pleasure.
Commonly mispronounced words with the sound /ʌ /
money / month
Commonly mispronounced words with the sound /ɜː/
work / word / world