ʊ
Common English words with this sound
short u (book)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| book | /bʊk/ | — | A1 | |
| bookstore | /ˈbʊkˌstɑr/ | /ˈbʊkˌstɔː/ | A1 | |
| cook | /kʊk/ | — | A1 | |
| cookie | /ˈkʊki/ | — | A1 | |
| could | /kʊd/ | — | A1 | |
| could've | /ˈkʊdəv/ | — | A1 | |
| couldn't | /ˈkʊdn̩t/ | — | A1 | |
| football | /ˈfʊtˌbɑl/ | /ˈfʊtˌbɔːl/ | A1 | |
| full | /fʊl/ | — | A1 | |
| good | /ɡʊd/ | — | A1 | |
| look | /lʊk/ | — | A1 | |
| notebook | /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ | /ˈnəʊtbʊk/ | A1 | |
| poor | /pʊr/ | /pʊə/ | A1 | |
| push | /pʊʃ/ | — | A1 | |
| put | /pʊt/ | — | A1 | |
| should | /ʃʊd/ | — | A1 | |
| should've | /ˈʃʊdəv/ | — | A1 | |
| shouldn't | /ˈʃʊdn̩t/ | — | A1 | |
| stood | /stʊd/ | — | A1 | |
| sugar | /ˈʃʊɡɚ/ | /ˈʃʊɡə/ | A1 |