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/ʊ/ vs /ə/ Comparison Drill

This page contains the following:
  • A vowel chart showing the difference in tongue position for the two vowels
  • A recording comparing the two sounds in real English words (press the "download" button to save it offline).
  • The list of the English words in the recording (in order).

If I directed you to this page, be sure to spend to listen to this recording and mimic it as many times as you can and wait 24 hours before you re-submit.  The more you listen and rest, the more you will be able to tune this vowel.
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Visual Comparison


Word Comparison List

/ʊ/ 

good
wood
should
hood
took
look
cook
shook
nook
book
soot
put
foot

/ə/

gut
what
shudder
hud
tuck
luck
cuckold
shuck
knuckle
buck
sud
putt
fudd
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