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The sound [u:]

ew	yew   /ju:/	to chew   /tʃu:/	flew   /flu:/	blew  /blu:/
	to screw /skru:/	crew   /kru:/	brewery  /'bru:ərɪ/ :	shrew   /ʃru:/

oo	spoon   /spu:n/	fool (n.)   /fu:l/	broom  /bruːm/	cool    /ku:l/
	baboon   /bə'bu:n/ :	stool   /stu:l/	zoo    /zu:/	booth   /buːð/

ue	blue   /blu:/	true   /tru:/	to rue  /ru:/	flue   /flu:/
	bluebell   /ˈbluːbel/	clue   /klu:/	to sue  /suː/	glue   /glu:/

ui	cruise /kru:z/	bruise /bru:z/	fruit     /fru:t/	recruit  rɪˈkruːt

ou	group   /gru:p/	soup  /su:p/	through  /θru:/	bayou   /ˈbaɪuː/

u	rude   /ru:d/	flu    /flu:/	spruce   /spru:s/	Zulu   /ˈzuːluː/

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Choisir l'orthographe correcte  Choose the right spelling

1.	I'm going t wooooI don't know the park with my t wooooI don't know nieces. Ask Bob if he would like to come t oowooI don't know.

2.	I make bl ewuueI don't know berry jam every summer. It's delicious. I gather the berries myself, in the mountains.

3.	In North America, reindeer are called carib oououI don't know. They are wild animals.

4.	Cl uouueI don't know less is a comedy film based on Jane Austen's novel 'Emma'. It's also a TV show.

5.	Suzan feels very tired and weak. She has got the fl uueewI don't know.

6.             Queen Mary's Crown

The British crown j uouewI don't know els are kept in the Tower of London.  They are looked after by the Beefeaters.

Choisir le mot qui contient le son /u:/ Choose the word that contains the sound /u:/
woodfloodmoonI don't know	crookcoolcookI don't know	hoodhoofhookI don't know
Choisir le mot qui ne contient pas le son /u:/  Choose the word that does not contain the sound /u:/
moodbloodfoodI don't know	looklootloomI don't know	hootrootfootI don't know