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Long Vowel U: UBE UTE UNE ULE Sounds and Words

Today we will do lesson 7 in the Level 3 Adult Phonics series. We will use the long vowel U in today’s Phonics Lesson. This is one of the most confusing and difficult long vowels in the English language. I will show you my trick to know when to use each of the two long U vowel sounds. There are 2 different U vowel sounds. I will show you how to know which, by looking at my mouth.

Watch the shape of my mouth and learn which sound comes next. I will show you my long vowel U hint. We will learn the long vowel UBE sound and 2 words. You will learn how to say Cube and Tube with an American English accent. Next, we will learn the long vowel UTE sound and 2 words. You will learn how to say Cute and Mute with an American English accent. Then we will learn the long vowel UNE sound and 3 words.

You will learn how to say Dune, June, and Tune with an American English accent. Next, we will learn the long vowel ULE sound and 1 word. You will learn how to say Mule with an American English accent. Let’s study together with this quick phonics lesson for adults and learn to read with an American English accent.

I will show you how to correctly pronounce the Long I vowel in words. I also have IPA pronunciation to help you pronounce the sounds. Let’s learn how to read instead of memorizing the IPA sounds. I want you to learn how to truly read without the IPA, but it is there to help you.

Practice speaking like this with me while you are alone. There is no pressure in my lessons, so you can relax and answer to the best of your ability.