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/ū/ as in unicorn |  |
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How to spell the long /ū/sound: |
1) In some words of more than one syllable you just need the letter u, for example:
| cupid | dual | duel | duty | fuel | future |
| human | music | student | unit | uniform | union |
(more on this in the next Unit - Syllables: Vowel and Consonant Patterns)
2) Sometimes you need to add another letter, for example:
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| u-e as in cube | ue as in statue | ew as in 'mew' | ||
| Add e on the end. Many words
use u-e to spell the long /ū/
sound. Some examples: |
On the end of some words we use
ue. Some examples: |
On the end of some words we use
ew. Some examples: |
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cue* due* hue sue argue ensue issue pursue queue* rescue revue subdue tissue value barbecue |
dew* few new* knew* pew stew nephew  ewe* (sheep) |
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| Notes: 1) Words marked * are homophones. Please see page 26. 2) In some words u-e, ue and ew make the sound /oo/ as in boot. These words are in Unit 13. |
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Go to next page: test yourself in the long /ū/ words. |
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