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Common English words with this sound
long oo (food)
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| afternoon | /ˌæftɚˈnun/ | /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ | A1 | |
| bathroom | /ˈbæθˌrum/ | /ˈbɑːθˌruːm/ | A1 | |
| beautiful | /ˈbjuɾəfəl/ | /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ | A1 | |
| bedroom | /ˈbɛdˌrum/ | /ˈbedˌruːm/ | A1 | |
| blue | /blu/ | /bluː/ | A1 | |
| cartoon | /kɑrˈtun/ | /kɑːˈtuːn/ | A1 | |
| choose | /tʃuz/ | /tʃuːz/ | A1 | |
| classroom | /ˈklæsˌrum/ | /ˈklɑːsˌruːm/ | A1 | |
| computer | /kəmˈpjuɾɚ/ | /kəmˈpjuːtə/ | A1 | |
| cool | /kul/ | /kuːl/ | A1 | |
| cute | /kjut/ | /kjuːt/ | A1 | |
| do | /du/ | /duː/ | A1 | |
| doing | /ˈduɪŋ/ | /ˈduːɪŋ/ | A1 | |
| drew | /dru/ | /druː/ | A1 | |
| due | /du/ | /djuː/ | A1 | |
| excuse | /ɪkˈskjus/ | /ɪkˈskjuːs/ | A1 | |
| february | /ˈfɛbjuˌɛri/ | /ˈfebruəri/ | A1 | |
| flew | /flu/ | /fluː/ | A1 | |
| food | /fud/ | /fuːd/ | A1 | |
| fruit | /frut/ | /fruːt/ | A1 |