No, but some people pronounce it with a short "U" sound (dunk-ee).
The other pronunciation has an AW sound. It sounds like "dawnkey".
No. This is the long O sound called the "circumflex" (ô).It appears in the words OR, or MORE, or FORWARD.(Some English users pronounce orangutan with a regular long OH sound.)
Yes. It has the long OO (long U) sound, as in most -ew words.The same sound is seen in the word noon.
Yes. The word "tuna" has a long OO sound.
The word "suit" has a long OO sound, to rhyme with boot and shoot.
The U has a long U (long YOO) vowel sound. The E is silent.
No. They share none of the same vowel sounds. The word afternoon has a short A, a schwa E (unstressed), and a long OO sound. The word donkey has either a short O or short U, and a long E sound.
Yes, the word "spoon" has a short U sound, not a long U sound.
No, the word "glue" has a long U sound, like "gloo." It is pronounced as "gloo," with the "oo" making the long U sound.
No, the word "flute" does not have a long u sound. It is pronounced with a long "u" sound followed by a "t" sound.
Yes, the word "bug" has a short U sound, not a long U sound.
The word mute has a long U (long OO) sound, more specifically the YOO sound (myoot).
Yes, it does. The U has the long U (yoo) sound. This is the sound heard in huge, human, and humor.
Yes, the word "mule" has a long U sound.
Yes, "shoe" has a long OO sound, the same as the word shoo.
Yes, the word "universe" starts with a long U sound.
Yes, it is. It has the long YOO vowel sound (U). This sound is heard in the word "fuel" as opposed to the long OO vowel sound in "fool."
the word youth has a long "u" sound.