The usual US pronunciation has an OO sound like moo or zoo (POO-muh).
However, it has a variant (UK) pronunciation that has the you sound (PYOO-muh).
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.
Yes, the ending Y has a long E sound. The first U is a short U, so that the word rhymes with dummy and mummy.
No, "puma" does not have a long vowel sound. The "u" in "puma" is pronounced as a short vowel sound.
Yes, the word "puma" contains a long vowel sound. In the first syllable, "pu," the "u" is pronounced as a long vowel, similar to the "oo" in "food." The second syllable "ma" has a short "a" sound. Overall, the emphasis on the long "u" contributes to its pronunciation.
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.
The word mute has a long U (long OO) sound, more specifically the YOO sound (myoot).
Yes, the word "bug" has a short U sound, not a long U sound.
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, 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."
Yes, the word "universe" starts with a long U sound.