The vowel sound of u as in use

This sound is a combination of y plus oo in ooze.

Equivalents:

eau as in beauty

ew as in pew

iew as in view

ue as in cue

eu as in feud

ui as in suit

Phonetic Symbol: u

ju pu, tu, ku , bu, du, gu

uth, uz, ul, um, un, ung

unite

beauty

fuse

culinary

usual

bureau

fuel

human

unity

mutual

fume

humor

usury

mucilage

view

huge

uvula

furious

cure

Hugh

universe

fumigate

queue

adieu

Puritan

fusion

cupula

acute

  1. Hugh hewed the huge log into fuel.
  2. Eunice left the uniform in the bureau drawer.
  3. In the future put the cubes with the pewter pot.
  4. Eustace and Eugene rejoined the pupils in Utica.
  5. It was futile to Ught the fuse in the humid atmosphere.

In these words the sound of y is less marked than in the preceding group:

tune

du e

numerous

sue

tube

duty

neuter

suet

tulip

dupe

neutral

suitor

tuber

dutiful

newspaper

suitable

tumult

during

nuisance

suicide

tutor

duplicate

lute

ensue

tunic

durable

lurid

resume

Tuesday

dubious

lure

assume

  1. The tulips and the tuberose are wet with dew.
  2. The beauty of the statue impressed the student.
  3. The duke did his duty and paid tribute to the king.
  4. Hearing the pure notes of the bugle, they saluted.
  5. The lieutenant was dressed in a beautiful new suit.
  6. Mr. Stewart has assumed his new duties at the Institute.
  7. The lucid explanation subdued the fears of the multitude.
  8. Has the superintendent a duplicate key to the studio?
  9. The musician mused as he gazed at the mural paintings.
  10. Seward could think of no suitable rebuke for the stupid steward.
  11. After hearing the news Hubert could not be induced to renew the suit.
  12. "The stupid student at first sat mute, They saluted the duke with a tune on the lute."