Introduction to long vowels > Pronounce long u > Introduction to short vowels > Pronounce short u
long u /yu/— short u /ʌ/ minimal pairs
1. cube — cub
2. cute — cut
3. fuse — fuzz
4. mule — mull
5. mute — mutt
'long u' and 'short u' /yu, ʌ/ minimal pairs for English pronunciation practice
ESL listen-and-repeat: Practice pronouncing these commonly mispronounced English sounds: the 'long u' /yu/ and 'short u' ESL listen-and-repeat: Practice pronouncing these commonly mispronounced English sounds: the 'long u' /yu/ and 'short u' /ʌ/ (cute, cut; fuse, fuzz; cube, cub)/ (cute, cut; fuse, fuzz; cube, cub)