Home/u:/ - long u ‘blue’

Pronunciation activities for long ‘u’

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Short dialogues using /u:/

  • Good morning, is anyone looking after you?
  • No. I’m after two pairs of shoes – a flat pair for work and a pair for going out.
  • Are you looking for a particular colour?
  • Not really, but I like those blue ones.
  • They also come in fuchia.
  • Fuchia?
  • Yes, a bright purple-pink colour.
  • Oh, they're really cute, too. Hmm, now I can't choose. Let me try both colours.