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/u/ AS IN TOO

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Lips: Tense, rounded, as if blowing a balloon.
Tongue: Slightly tense, high.

Common Spelling Patterns for /u/

oo too, food, school, tool
ue true, blue, avenue
o do, who, lose, prove
ew new, blew, drew
u super, rule, duty, student

Word Pairs for Practice

  1. too few
  2. fruit juice
  3. soup spoon
  4. new suit
  5. true value
  1. blue shoes
  2. new moon
  3. suitable suitcase
  4. two rooms
  5. super cool

Practice Sentences

  1. The new roof was installed in June.
  2. I drink fruit juice and eat a lot of soup.
  3. Your blue shoes are really cool.
  4. I need proof that you’re telling the truth.
  5. The statue on the avenue is truly beautiful.

Favorite Books

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The activities in "4000 Essential English Words" are specially designed to make use of important learning conditions. Firstly, the words are introduced using sentence definitions and an example sentence. 4000 Essential English Words 1: 600 words (Unit 1 - Unit 30).

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