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                        AMERICAN ENGLISH SPEECH

                                    VOWEL SOUNDS

                                               

OO   

                       

When people have trouble pronouncing the OO sound, it is usually because they are mixing it up with U.  The OO sound is “relaxed.”  That means the muscles of your mouth are not tense.  It tends to be shorter than the U, too.

 

Instructions to make this sound: Are your lips somewhat rounded?  Are the muscles of your mouth relaxed?

 

Common problems: Using an U sound so “full” sounds like “fool.”

 

Common spellings: OO as in “book,” O as in “woman,” U as in “pull”

 

would                                    understood you would                

full                                          a full moon                          

pull                                         push or pull                        

look                                        look at a good book                     

should                                   should say goodnight                 

 

The rookie football player misunderstood the rules.                      

We took pudding and sugar cookies to the room.