How to Pronounce English Vowels /u/ boot and /ʊ/ book - American English Pronunciation Accent

Learn how to pronounce two English vowels, /u/ as in 'boot' and /ʊ/ as in 'book.' Learn important tips and correct mouth position. Practice words and sentences with these sounds. Compare and contrast similar words. See more at www.coopos.com/.
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[@Coopos]

Wow, thank you!

[@osoesquivo1364]

YOU ARE AN AMAZING TEACHER , I ONLY NOW UNDERSTAND THE REAL DIFFERENCE AND I M GOING TO FOLLOW YOUUUUU🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@bantorio6525]

@@@ ... omg ... simply "put" ... this is the best explanation I've found so far ... Thank you Denise ... Brilliant ... !!! :) ... and I subscribed to your channel right away ... !!!

[@Coopos]

Thanks!

[@nhanhoang9115]

Thank You very much for your helpful lesson. To notice and master these two vowel sounds, to me, is one of the most difficult thing for non native English speaker.

[@Coopos]

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching. You might also be interested in this /ʊ/ as in book practice video. It contains words and sentences with the /ʊ/ sound. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGGoaIyMqLGFhq8

[@pedropicapiedra1429]

From a fellow ESL teacher: great video and great strategies for teaching this.

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[@Coopos]

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[@張婉玲-v9u]

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[@Coopos]

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[@hajislokrnus1374]

The cute person is u not any one else 😊😇 And trust me that ur the best on KZbin for learn English ,uhve helped me a lot. Please we need words could u make videos for vocabularies we just want to learn from u 🤍

[@Coopos]

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Thank you! Your video was really helpful

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[@snehalquest]

Thank you so much for such a good lesson. It cleared all my doubts about pronunciation. One needs to be really very careful as there is no thumb rule for this.

[@Coopos]

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Divine thank you

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[@Coopos]

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[@ramzy-6566]

Hello, are you say the word ( oops ) /ʊps/ , /ups/ with /ʊ/ vowel or /u/. please.

[@maisalk6733]

how to know when which one i have to use .................

[@محمدفیضمهدوی]

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[@Coopos]

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Great 🤗

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You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@lyllies1130]

Is there a rule when to use one or the other or just have to memorize 5:23 stamp to practice the first u is super easy but the second one ... aaaaahhh thanks a lot

[@Coopos]

I'm sorry to say that I think you just have to memorize.

[@lyllies1130]

@@Coopos I stamped it to practice. I come here a few times a day to practice and practice. Now, I will write them down. I´ve searched tons of videos about this U , but your video was perfection. Do you have a lesson for when s sounds like z. I´ve recently discovered that difference but don´t know when to apply it.

[@Coopos]

@@lyllies1130 Thanks for the nice comment. I hope these videos will help you. How to Pronounce /s/ and /z/ - Part 1 kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5yzYXV7pLdjeNk How to Pronounce /s/ and /z/ - Part 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/aH-ykoKOq52nfck /z/ as in zoo - Practice kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKiTpnSvbL-orrc /s/ as in sit - Practice kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn2nh5msgp6IqdE How to Pronounce s-endings kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIG9i2qtaph_e68 s-endings - Practice kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWqrYqmHZ71sl8U

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thank you

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[@dmitriydotsenko6896]

You pronounce "could" longer than "pudding". What about a 3rd [u] sound in influence? How to know what words with oo to pronounce like "boot" and what words like "book" if they both are spelled the same?

[@frenchsanssouci3122]

c'est magnifique!

[@Coopos]

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Wonderful Do you have online course ?

[@Coopos]

Thank you. No, I don't have a course now. Sorry.

[@Fred-lw9ku]

This is amazing! Thank you very much for such great videos! BTW, 'news' seems to sound a little different, it's not /nuz/, is it?

[@Coopos]

Yes, it is /nuz/. Thanks for watching!

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[@mingosutu]

Thanks a lot. Do suit and soup sound a bit shorter than the rest or is only me?

[@Coopos]

Hi. I think you are right. They sound shorter in this video, but maybe it's because I stretched out the vowels in the other words. I hope wasn't confusing.

[@khaledilliasse1612]

Thank you very much I have noticed something in English pronouncation you cannot do it well if don't listen it from the native speakers

[@Coopos]

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[@chanpham5009]

DEAR TEACHER..." OO" IS BETWEEN 2 CONSONANTS BUT PRONOUNCED DIFERENTLY...HOW TO KNOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME. THANK YOU.

[@Coopos]

Hi. Thanks for watching my video. I don't know any rules to predict the pronunciation of 'oo.' I think you need to memorize the sound of each word. Sorry!

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Excelent

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[@andrewm1811]

Hi, teacher. In the word courier, short u sounds like schwa sound.Could you tell me What's the difference between the schwa sound and short u sound?

[@Coopos]

Short u is usually transcribed as /ʌ /. Schwa is the unstressed version of /ʌ /. So, you can say unstressed short u and schwa are the same sound.

[@andrewm1811]

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@@andrewm1811 You're welcome.

[@50jimmmy]

thank you so much by your videos,it has helped me out a lot,now I'm a little confused between shot u and shwa ,there is a difference???

[@Coopos]

Hi. Short u is usually transcribed as /ʌ /. Schwa is the unstressed version of /ʌ /. So, yes, you can say unstressed short u and schwa are the same sound. I'm sorry for my late response.

[@50jimmmy]

thank you so much!

[@tps6753]

For long vowel sound we should keep u: e.g..shoe

[@Coopos]

Different symbols for the same sound. :)

[@ivantavares3642]

shoe in British transcription = ʃuː american transcription= ʃu

[@leejeff7869]

Thank you.

[@Coopos]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@타호인루]

perpect ^^

[@Coopos]

Thank you.

[@mynameistimur]

Dear Denise, Thank you for the video. But I have question: To me, the words "food" and "two" sound a bit different. In the word "food" I hear the "OO" sound but in the word "TWO" a hear the "EW" like t-ew. So my question is: do the "OO" and "EW" actually sound different?? And I heard some people say f-ew-d Thank you

[@Coopos]

Hi. Thanks for watching my video. The words "food" and "two" have the same vowel sound. It is OO as you write or /u/ as in my video or /u:/ as in some dictionaries. There are different symbols, but the sounds are the same. To answer your question, "ew" sounds the same in some words and different in some words. "New" and "dew" both have /u/ or /u:/ which is the sound in "food." But the word "few" has /ju/ or /ju:/. So it depends on the word. Also, British and American pronunciation can be different. For example, British pronunciation of "new" is /nju/. I hope that helps.

[@tricky_english]

We can just use the schwa

[@Ebarexofficial]

why foot and food have a different sound and phonetic

[@Coopos]

I don't know why. Sorry.

[@Carmen-pw4ej]

Could you please elevate the volumen? I can´t hear very well. Thanks.

[@Coopos]

I'm sorry about the volume. I will try to make it louder in future videos.

[@PhuongLe-bk3xt]

1:17

[@TheSunshinefee]

I find it difficult to imitate the /ʊ/ sound because you pronounce it short and softly. Could you make a video and repeat it a few times and a bit louder?

[@Coopos]

Yes, I will try to do this. Here it is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGGoaIyMqLGFhq8

[@leejeff7869]

It is difficult for chinese .So i need more practice.

[@Coopos]

Here is a video to help you practice/ʊ/ as in book . kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGGoaIyMqLGFhq8 I also have many other word practice videos. Please see my playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLlmG13Mp0ys5PGO10S5vIXxObzbYCrPmS

[@diananiculae3368]

Why is boot pronunciation different than foot, took, book, good pronunciation? 🤔

[@Coopos]

That's a good question.

[@plannerjoy]

The only way to learn english is to memorise the pronunciation of words.

[@vini-y6p]

When she says put and push, I can notice a little difference of vocal quality, but I don't know how to explain, but sounds different

[@mattiheiskanen597]

Rather basic, is this for new imigrants?

[@salihasstuff4872]

Thank you so much

[@Coopos]

You're welcome.

[@khaledilliasse1612]

Thank you very much I have noticed something in English pronouncation you cannot do it well if don't listen it from the native speakers

[@Coopos]

You are welcome. I hope my videos help you.