What's the difference between the 'oo' sounds in American English? | ʊ vs uː vs. ʌ

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In this video, I compare the sounds that are often called the short 'oo' /ʊ/ and long 'oo' /uː/ as well as the short u /ʌ/. I will teach you how to pronounce the short and long 'oo' sounds in American English and give sample words, sentences, and tongue twisters! I show the IPA symbols (International Phonetic Alphabet) throughout the lesson.

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00:19 Test! Do you know the difference between the 'oo' sounds?
00:51 Listen to the different double 'o' sounds. Can you hear the differences?
01:15 Test answers: The 'oo' sounds alone with IPA symbols
01:44 How to pronounce the short 'oo' /ʊ/ as in 'book'
02:13 How to pronounce the long 'oo' /uː/ as in 'moon' (long 'u' without the 'y' sound)
02:32 Short 'oo' /ʊ/ vs. long 'oo' /uː/ book vs. moon
02:41 Long u /juː/ vs. long 'oo' /uː/ (long 'u' without the 'y' sound)
03:20 Cube vs. tube *This is different in British English vs. American English
03:37 Minimal pairs for short 'oo' /ʊ/ vs. long 'oo' /uː/
03:57 How to pronounce 'stop t' and 'stop d' ('t' and 'd' ending sounds)
04:16 Short 'oo' /ʊ/ vs. long 'oo' /uː/ with 'dark l' pull vs. pool
05:42 Spelling variations for short 'oo' /ʊ/ vs. long 'oo' /uː/
07:08 Pronuncations rules for short 'oo' /ʊ/ vs. long 'oo' /uː/
07:52 Short 'u' /ʌ/
08:00 Short 'oo' /ʊ/ vs. short 'u' /ʌ/ look vs. luck
08:48 Long 'oo' /uː/ vs. short 'u' /ʌ/ boot vs. but
09:33 Practice sentences for short 'oo' /ʊ/ and. long 'oo' /uː/
11:18 Tongue twisters for short 'oo' /ʊ/ and. long 'oo' /uː/
12:47 Additional practice sentences where short 'oo' /ʊ/ and long 'oo' /uː/ are mixed

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