The word mute has a long U (long OO) sound, more specifically the YOO sound (myoot).
No. The U in mule has a long U (long yoo) vowel sound, as in mute and cute.
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.
Yes, the word "bug" has a short U sound, not a long U sound.
No, unicorn does not start with a short U sound. It starts with a long U sound.
The U has the long U sound (YOO or long OO), as in cute and mute.
It is a long U (long YOO) vowel sound, as in mute and mule.
No. The U in mule has a long U (long yoo) vowel sound, as in mute and cute.
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.
Yes, the word "bug" has a short U sound, not a long U sound.
The U is a long U (long OO) sound as in too. But the I has a short I sound.
No, unicorn does not start with a short U sound. It starts with a long U sound.
Both: the U is a long U (yoo), and the I has a short I sound.
The U has the long U sound (YOO or long OO), as in cute and mute.
The U has a short U (uh) sound in bus. The long U (long OO) is heard in boos, booze, and boost.
It has a long "u" sound.
Both: the U is a long U (yoo), and the I has a short I sound.
Both: the U is a long U (yoo), and the I has a short I sound.