British English Pronunciation: Vowel in Woman, ʊ
Letter Combinations for, ʊ, The pure vowel sound, ʊ, can be formed by these letter combinations: U, OO, O, OU, OR, and OE Minimal Pairs There are very few minimal pairs in English which involve the, ʊ, sound and which can confuse learners. The most notable ones are full, fʊl, and fool, fuːl, looker, ˈlʊkər, and lucre, ˈluːkə, pull, pʊl, and pool, puːl, soot, sʊt, and suit, suːt, , ʊ, and, ʌ, There are a few minimal pairs that use the, ʊ, and the, ʌ, vowels that are worth mention
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