Vowels
u
(shook)How to make the sound?
is a short sound. Look at the diagram. Listen and then say the sound. Make your lips into a tunnel shape. Your tongue is not so far back as for/u:/.

Sound and spelling
full
sugar
book
full
would
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is a short sound. Look at the diagram. Listen and then say the sound. Make your lips into a tunnel shape. Your tongue is not so far back as for/u:/.