No, the words "menu" and "fuel" do not have the long u sound. In both words, the u is pronounced as a short sound, like the "uh" sound.
The word "lunch" has a short u sound, like in the word "run." The words "huey" and "huge" have a long u sound, like in the word "tube."
Some examples of five-letter words with a long U vowel sound are flute, fumes, music, tutor, and tulip.
The short U sound is found in words like "bus" and "cup," where the vowel sound is quick and not drawn out. The long U sound is found in words like "blue" and "dune," where the vowel sound is pronounced for a longer duration.
No, "flute" does not have a short vowel sound. To have a short U sound, it would have to rhyme with mutt or nut. To have a short OO sound, it would rhyme with foot or put. The word flute has a long U or long OO sound (floot). The long YOO sound appears in some long U words where the consonants provide a Y sound. Examples are cute, mute, mule, fuel, and feud. The YOO also appears in some words that start with U, such as uniform and unique.
The word umbrella has the UH sound of a short U, while the other words have the OO sound, one of the versions of the long U.
It depends on the specific word or context. Some words may have a long vowel sound, such as "cute," where the "u" makes the long /uː/ sound. Other words may have a short vowel sound, such as "cat," where the "a" makes the short /æ/ sound.
Yes, the word "stew" contains the long U vowel sound.
no. they both make the long vowel sound if you can hold it then its long
Long u-sound words: U-boat, uniform, unicorn, universe.The abstract ones: unilateralism, unification, unison.
These are some words with a short "u" sound: bud, cuff, dub, fun, gum, hub, just, love, must, nun, pub, rum, some, and ton. Note that some of them do not contain the letter "u" but still have a short "u" sound.
"Jump" has a short U sound pronounced like "juhmp."