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[vicinity-proximity]

[deliasamed]

Pronunciation of the letter "u"

     Pronunciation of the letter"u"

  Here are some common pronunciation  patterns  for the letter u in English words, along with examples in transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA):   Short and Long Vowel Sounds:   Short /ʌ/: u can represent a short vowel sound, as in bus /bʌs/, cup"/kʌp/, and luck /lʌk/.   Long /juː/: u followed by a silent e represents a long vowel sound, as in cube /kjuːb/, tube /tjuːb/, and cute /kjuːt/.     qu Digraph:   /kw/: The combination qu represents the sound /kw/, as in queen /kwiːn/, quick /kwɪk/, and quiet /kwaɪət/.     u as a Consonant Sound: /j/: In some words, u represents a consonant sound, as in unique /juːˈniːk/, where it sounds like yoo.     ou and ow Diphthongs: /aʊ/: The combination ou creates a diphthong sound /aʊ/, as in house /haʊs/, out /aʊt/, and cloud /klaʊd/.   /aʊ/: Similarly, the combination ow also creates a diphthong sound /aʊ/, as in cow /kaʊ/, now /naʊ/, and flower /ˈflaʊər/.     Silent u: Silent: In some words, u is not pronounced, but it affects the preceding vowel. For example: guilt /ɡɪlt/ and guise /ɡaɪz/ have a silent u but influence the sound of the preceding vowel.     ue at the End of Words: /uː/: The combination ue at the end of a word often represents the sound /uː/, as in blue /bluː/, true /truː/.     ui in Words: /uː/ or /juː/: The combination ui often represents the sounds /uː/ or /juː/, as in fruit /fruːt/, juice /dʒuːs/, and rescue /ˈreskjuː/.   . Here are some exercises along with answers and transcriptions to practice the pronunciation patterns for the letter u:   Exercise 1: Short and Long Vowel Sounds: Write the correct spelling of the word based on the given transcription and meaning:   /bʌs/ - (a vehicle for transporting people) Answer: bus   /kʌp/ - (a container for holding liquids) Answer: cup   /juːnɪk/ - (one of a kind; not like anything else) Answer: unique       Exercise 2: qu Digraph: Fill in the blanks with the correct words.   A fast and agile feline is a quick ____. Answer: cat   An extremely silent place is so ____. Answer: quiet   A female ruler is called a ____. Answer: queen   Exercise 3: ou and ow Diphthongs: Choose the correct word for each sentence. She injured her knee and is now using crutches to ____. a) maʊve b) move Answer: b) move   The sun is shining brightly, and there's not a single ____ in the sky. a) cloʊd b) clawd Answer: a) cloʊd   Exercise 4: Silent u: Identify the word with a silent u in each set. a) guide b) guilt Answer: b) guilt   a) guest b) guess Answer: a) guest     Exercise 5: ui in Words: Complete the sentences with the appropriate words.   She squeezed the orange to get fresh ____ juice. Answer: fruit   The construction workers worked hard to ____ the new skyscraper. Answer: build                     click here Pronunciation of the letter “u” click here Pronunciation of the letter “a” click here Pronunciation of the letter “o” click here Pronunciation of the letter “y” click here The Phonics rules for reading and spelling click here The Alphabet names in English Read the full article

[glyptolite]

I had a dream about a system where question marks were obsolete. I don't remember exclamation marks being addressed.

My writing is always messy while my drawings are always neat. I don't know why that is.

[magistralucis]

pronouncing the necron 'sz': personal rating list*

broke: /s/ only ('seras')

woke: /z/ only ('zeras')

provoke: /s/ and /z/ pronounced separately ('s-ze-ras')

bespoke: /ʂ/ or /ʃ/ ('scheras')

invoke: tensed fricative /s͈/ ('sseras')

misspoke: /s/ but evil ('ßeras')

(* Further notes in tags.)

[robiberon]

hi hello i just saw one too many bad meme making fun of the french language so here is a PSA in the form of angry texts i sent my gc at 3am <3

(for context, this is abt the tumblr post that said that the word "oiseaux" (pronounced "wazo") makes no sense)

like ik it's a lot, and idk if all of it makes sense, but i'm kind of a nerd for linguistics so i felt the need to defend my language lol

[velaraffricate]

god i wish latin'd had /ʃ/ so we could have a proper letter for it in our alphabet

[o-wise-corvid]

Dathomir Daily

Tunorr su nī sho thol’onzhul. (Look me in the eye.)

(Toonorr soo neye shah thahl-onzh-ool.)

This is a statement used like “give it to me straight” or “come clean”. Eye contact isn’t usually done outside of intimate relationships of family or close loved ones. Otherwise it’s seen as threatening.

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[kelasian]

yorév sëbán gháziriyer dathá ḫáwasësaḥ yóqir búrm ahah

[hanaasbananas]

said "sup guys" to my spelling group today and was immediately humbled by an eight year old going "miss said 'sup!' Miss are you trying to do slang?" followed up five minutes later-while I'm trying to teach 'ei' words- with "miss were you being cool?" while I'm just stood there in my pink hello kitty jumper, grey love heart hijab and rainbow platform converse like "am I NOT???"

[sera-wasnever]

Bless this random 1684 woman hand writing her recipe book for including a legend for the abbreviations she uses :')

[szaalek-czaje]

you are no longer tea D:

I'M STILL CUP OF TEA! Just in Czech* now.

[deliasamed]

Table - 8 Pronunciation of Vowel Digraphs before r letter

Table -8 Pronunciation of Vowel Digraphs before r letter Table 7- Pronunciation of Vowel Digraphs Table 6 – Pronunciation of Vowel Digraphs and letter groups Table-5 Pronunciation of Vowels a and i in open and closed syllables Table-4 Pronunciation of vowels y and u in open and closed syllables Table 3- Pronunciation of Vowels in different syllable types Table 2-Pronunciation of Vowels a, e, u, o + re in syllable type Table 1-Pronunciation of Vowels o and e in open and closed syllables Pronunciation of letters- u, o, a, e, x, l,y and letter groups- ow, ng, er, or, rr in English Pronunciation of the letter “a” before consonants Read the full article

[natequarter]

is it me or is the english /u/ a radically different sound to the french /u/

[phonescreen-daydream]

horrifyingly plummeting literacy rates aside that phonics post reminded me of work :')

[thekillingmoonmoon]

teaching digraphs to my 11 year old today and... I'm so sorry ESL speakers