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/uː/ — /ʊ/
Listen to each sound, compare mouth positions, and practise from words to sentences.
British IPA notation: /uː/ · /ʊ/American audio: blue /bluː/ · book /bʊk/
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/uː/
blue /bluː/
Mouth and tongue position
Lips rounded and pushed forward, tongue high and back, hold it long.
Word practice
blue
Sentence practice
The blue balloon is new.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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/ʊ/
book /bʊk/
Mouth and tongue position
Lips loosely rounded, tongue high and back, relaxed and short.
Word practice
book
Sentence practice
Look at this book.
Mouth-position video (British) — BBC Learning English
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