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 |
- Hugh hewed the huge log into fuel.
- Eunice left the uniform in the bureau drawer.
- In the future put the cubes with the pewter pot.
- Eustace and Eugene rejoined the pupils in Utica.
- 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 |
- The tulips and the tuberose are wet with dew.
- The beauty of the statue impressed the student.
- The duke did his duty and paid tribute to the king.
- Hearing the pure notes of the bugle, they saluted.
- The lieutenant was dressed in a beautiful new suit.
- Mr. Stewart has assumed his new duties at the Institute.
- The lucid explanation subdued the fears of the multitude.
- Has the superintendent a duplicate key to the studio?
- The musician mused as he gazed at the mural paintings.
- Seward could think of no suitable rebuke for the stupid steward.
- After hearing the news Hubert could not be induced to renew the suit.
- "The stupid student at first sat mute, They saluted the duke with a tune on the lute."
