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long and short u sounds

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  • The students carried their history books home
    The students (/u:/) carried their / history books (/ʊ/) home
  • Tonight there will be a full moon.
    Tonight there will / be a full (/ʊ/) moon (/u:/).
  • The little girl put her tooth under her pillow
    The little girl put (/ʊ/) her tooth (/u:/) / under her pillow
  • The lifeguard pulled the young woman out of the pool
    The lifeguard pulled (/ʊ/) the / young woman (/ʊ/) out of the pool (/u:/)
  • My new shoes look lovely.
    My new (/u:/) shoes (/u:/) / look (/ʊ/) lovely
  • The child put on her wool socks and her boots
    The child put (/ʊ/) on her wool (/ʊ/) / socks and her boots (/u:/).
  • The bull looked at the boys through the fence.
    The bull (/ʊ/) looked (/ʊ/) at the boys / through (/u:/) the fence
  • Which pair of new shoes did the woman in the dark suit choose?
    Which pair of new shoes (/u:/) / did the woman (/ʊ/) in the dark suit (/u:/) choose (/u:/)?
  • Luke felt ill after eating five sugar cookies
    Luke (/u:/) felt ill after eating / five sugar (/ʊ/) cookies (/ʊ/)
  • Who told you the woods were full of wolves?
    Who (/u:/) told you (/u:/) the woods (/ʊ/) / were full (/ʊ/) of wolves (/ʊ/)?
  • That’s not true!
    That’s not true (/u:/)!
  • June is a good month to go on holiday.
    June (/u:/) is a good (/ʊ/) month / to go on holiday.
  • For Andre’s birthday, the room was full of balloons.
    For Andre’s birthday, the room (/u:/) / was full (/ʊ/) of balloons (/u:/).