A long U is a long OO sound, which may also sound like YOO when following certain consonants. There is also a "short OO" sound that is midway between (uh) and (oo).
Long OO words : cool, moon, dune, suit, due (also do and dew), stew, lieu, deuce
Long OO (YOO) words : cute, fuel, uniform, beauty
(Short OO words : good, foot, soot, put, could)
Yes, the word "tulip" has a long 'u' sound, as in "too- lip."
No, the word "flute" does not have a long u sound. It is pronounced with a long "u" sound followed by a "t" sound.
It has a long "u" sound.
No, only "unique" has the long U at the start. (yoo-neek) In unique, the U has a long U sound, the I has a lone E sound. (QUE has a K sound) The U in "square" pairs with the Q to make a KW sound, then the A is a caret A (long A + R = air). The E is silent.
In huge the U is long. It has the OO sound of a long U (although it has a HYOO sound) with the near rhymes luge and scrooge.
Yes, the word "tulip" has a long 'u' sound, as in "too- lip."
No, the word "flute" does not have a long u sound. It is pronounced with a long "u" sound followed by a "t" sound.
no. they both make the long vowel sound if you can hold it then its long
It has a long "u" sound.
No, only "unique" has the long U at the start. (yoo-neek) In unique, the U has a long U sound, the I has a lone E sound. (QUE has a K sound) The U in "square" pairs with the Q to make a KW sound, then the A is a caret A (long A + R = air). The E is silent.
In huge the U is long. It has the OO sound of a long U (although it has a HYOO sound) with the near rhymes luge and scrooge.
Yes, the word "bug" has a short U sound, not a long U sound.
Yes, the word "universe" starts with a long U sound.
No, unicorn does not start with a short U sound. It starts with a long U sound.
The YOO sound in "use" is a long U (long OO) sound. It sounds like (yooz).
Yes. It has the long OO sound as in loop and soup.
Yes, the word "spoon" has a short U sound, not a long U sound.