In this lesson, students learn to reproduce the /ʊ/ sound (as in "pull"). They practice writing and producing the sound through various tasks and compare /ʊ/ and /u/ (e.g., pool). Includes a pronunciation diagram and audio.

Please note that we use the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent sounds on our site. This lesson is based on the typical North American pronunciation of /ʊ/. Pronunciation of this sound may differ by country and/or region.