One example is "sieve," which is pronounced as "soov." Another example is "science," which is pronounced as "soo-ens."
The vowel sound is a long U, specifically the YOO sound, which is seen in the rhyming word centrifuge. Other rhymes are scrooge, luge, and rouge. Other OO words include O words (do), EW words (stew, newt), UE words (clue, sue), and OU words such as (ghoul, coup, troupe).
The 'ue' in "glue" represents a long vowel sound.
Some examples are "bus," "hurt," "curb," and "nurse."
The surname "Gue" is typically pronounced as "gyoo." The "G" has a soft sound like in "giraffe" and the "ue" is pronounced as "oo" like in "cue."
The OO pair in room is a long U (long OO) sound, as in doom and bloom. This can also be made by O as in do and to (or in tomb), by U as in dune and flute, or by UE as in blue, clue, and sue.
Some examples are "bus," "hurt," "curb," and "nurse."
The vowel sound is a long U, specifically the YOO sound, which is seen in the rhyming word centrifuge. Other rhymes are scrooge, luge, and rouge. Other OO words include O words (do), EW words (stew, newt), UE words (clue, sue), and OU words such as (ghoul, coup, troupe).
Vowel digraphs are 2 vowels that represent a single sound. They are ai, ay, ea, ee, ei, ey, ie, oa, oo, ow, and ue.
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One example is "bury." It is pronounced with a short 'e' sound, even though it is spelled with a 'u'.
It depends on how you pronounce "tour." The R influences the OO sound, which sounds like the long OO in too followed by an (ur). Dictionaries show this as a short OO as in good and foot, but it is much closer to a long OO sound. The same sound appears in the words boor, poor (pour), and spoor. Words with a long OO include: U words with a silent E (tune, dude) UE words (due, clue) OU words (ghoul) Words with a YOO sound as in humid, human, mule, cute, feud, and fuel.
'League' has a confusing spelling, but it is just pronounced 'leeg', with a long E sound. (The EA sounds like a long E, the UE is silent.)
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No such thing. Present tense verbs go e>ie, e>i, o>ue. Jugar goes u>ue, but it's the only one.
The U is actually a schwa sound, so the short sound is the E (suhk-sess). The short E sound is heard in: E words - red, led, beg, men, get, dent, neck, yell, sex E words - end, ebb, edit EA words - bread, deaf, death, health, sweat UE words - guess, guest AI words - said, again
The U has an unstressed schwa sound (but is the same sound as the short U in such and suck) and the E has a short E sound. The schwa-U is seen in buffoon and summation. The short E (as in dress and mess)can be made by several spellings: E words - red, men, end, ebb, edit EA words - bread, deaf, death, health, sweat UE words - guess, guest A words - many, can, says U words - bury AI words - said, again