Contrasting Sounds in Sentences
Pay careful attention to the following sentences. The difference between a and b is just a tense “u” /uw/ or an upsilon /ʊ/.
1. pool vs. pull
a. Don’t pool it. /puwl/
b. Don’t pull it. /pʊl/
2. fool vs. full
a. I said “fool.” /fuwl/
b. I said “full.” /fʊl/
3. Luke vs. look
a. We said “Luke.” /luwk/
b. We said “look.” /lʊk/
4. cooed vs. could
a. He has just said “cooed.” /kuwd/
b. He has just said “could.” /kʊd/
5. who’d vs. hood
a. Did you say “who’d?” /huwd/
b. Did you say “hood?” /hʊd/
6. stewed vs. stood
a. It stewed all day. /stuwd/
b. It stood all day. /stʊd/
