VOWEL /U/ AND /U:/

DESCRIBING THE   SOUND

This is a short back vowel pronounced with rounded lips. To pronounce it, the back of the tongue is raised towards the roof of the mouth.

VOWEL /U:/

It is a long back vowel sound.

SPELLING THE SOUND

Take a look at how the sound occurs in spelling.

CONTRAST OF /U/ AND /U:/

/U/                                           /U:/

foot                                          food    

could                                       cooled

full                                           fool

pull                                          pool

hood                                        hewed

wood                                       wooed

EVALUATION:

Choose the correct answer.

1. Woo   a. to  b. third  c. would   d. toe
2. Coup  a. two b. corpse  c. book  d. could 
3. Cook  a.  pool  b. through  c. bush  d. womb
4. /U:/    a. foot   b. full  c. two  d. look
5. /U/     a.  pool   b. food  c. hood  d. you   

ASPECT: COMPREHENSION

TITLE:  The Dancing Palm Tree

EVALUATION: Intensive English Book 1; Exercises 10.2.2  pages 98-99

ASSIGNMENT: Intensive English Book 1;   Exercises 10. 2.3,   10.2.4, and 10.3B; pages 98-102.