The long U has a long OO sound as in cool and moon. The short OO sound has an (oah) sound as in good and foot. This is midway between a long OO and a short U (uh), made with the throat rather than the lips.
Words that have a short A sound:
- apple, act, ant
- bat, back
- cap, cast
- daffodil
- fan
- gal
- lap, map, nap, rap, sap, tap
long
hit, dirt, and fit are some examples
octopus and ovulation.
The A is a short A vowel sound and the OO is a long OO (long U) vowel sound.
No. The OO pair in books has a short OO vowel sound, as in look, good, and foot.
The OO pair in good has a short OO vowel sound, as in stood, book, and foot.
The first syllable "note" in the word notebook has the short vowel sound.
No. But it has a short I sound. The OO has a long OO (long U) vowel sound.
The OO pair in wood has a short OO vowel sound, as in good, foot, and book.
It has a short OO vowel sound, as in book, foot, and good.
The OO pair in shook has a short OO vowel sound, as in book and good.
It has an unaccented short i sound. The oo is pronounced as in book, which is the short version of that vowel combination.
The OO pair in brook has a short OO vowel sound, as in book, good, and foot.
The OO in tool has a long OO (long U) vowel sound, as in too and cool.
The OO pair has a long OO (long U) vowel sound, as in grew and broom.