Some words that have an 'sn' sound in the middle are design, resign, and misconstrue.
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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.
Words that start with short U (uh sound) include "upper", "until" and "us."
Yes. Both words have a short U (uh) sound. Rhyming words include but, cut, and shut.
The U in lumber has a short U vowel sound, as in the rhyming words number and encumber. Other short U words include duck, tub, mud, stuff, hum, nut, fuzz, and ugly. The sound is also seen in the OU words rough, tough, and enough. The A words "what" and "was" have a short U sound, as also in the words "does" and because.
They are the W words "was" (wuz) and "what" (wut).
Yes. The U has a short U sound, as in sum and luck.
The sound of a ukulele. Ululate.
The letter Q makes a (kw) sound when paired with U. Practically all Q words are QU words and have the (kw) sound. There is no silent U. Some words from other languages use Q without a U and may have either the (kw) sound or just a (k) sound. E.g. qoph (Hebrew letter) has the sound (kof)
The words lunch and sub have a short U sound (uh). The words Huey and huge have a long U (long OO) sound.