英語母音音標u
英語「母音發音」
母音 /u/
母音 /u/ 是高後母音(high back vowel)。發音時，舌頭在口腔裏的位置是高位，相當靠近軟顎。嘴唇呈圓形，牙床近於全合，牙齒不可見，舌尖往後縮，不接觸任何地方。
母音 [u] 發音的拼讀方式有下列幾種可能性：
u ＜-eu-
/ju/＞: neutral [´njutrəl]
v ＜-ew-
/ju/＞: new [nju], few [fju], nephew [´nɛfju]
w ＜-ew-＞：crew
[kru], chew [ʧu],
jewel [ʤuəl]
x ＜-o-＞：to
[tu], whom [hum], into [´ɪntu]
y ＜-oe-＞：shoe
[ʃu], canoe [kə´nu]
z ＜-oo-＞：bamboo
[bæm´bu], cool [kul], spoon [spun]
{
＜-ou-＞：route [rut], routine [ru´tin], soup [sup]
|
＜-u-
/ju/＞：music
[´mjuzɪk], future [´fjuʧɚ]
}
＜-u-＞：brute [brut], rule [rul], rude [rud]
~
＜-ue- /ju:/＞：cue [kju], due [dju], Tuesday [´tjuzde]
⓫ ＜-ue-＞：blue [blu]
⓬ ＜-ui-＞：bruise
[bruz], fruit [frut], suit [sut]
⓭
＜/ʤ/ + u＞、＜/l/ + u＞、＜/r/ + u＞ 子音 /u/ 發 [u] 的音：June [ʤun], rule [rul], flute [flut]
