Long /u/ Sound

     Hello everybody! After seeing the long vowel sounds for a to i, it is the turn of the u. The long u is a 2-sound vowel similar to a y sound followed by an oo sound.
  Part 1: The long u begins with the jaw mostly closed and tip of the tongue very close to the tooth ridge (similar to a y sound).
   Part 2: The sound transitions into an oo sound by closing the lips into a small circle while lowering the front of the tongue. At the same time as the front of the tongue lowers, the back of the tongue raises.
   The spellings for long u and oo sound are quite similar. (The oo sound has one additional spelling, oo.)

spelling	example		other pronunciations for spelling
u_e (VCe)[1]	cute cube huge		oo sound (rude)
ue[1][2]	fuel hue rescue		oo sound (clue)
ew[1]	few pew skew		oo sound (chew)

  A long u spelling is generally pronounced as a long u (not an oo sound) sound when it comes after the following consonant sounds:

• m sound
• k sound
• f sound
• b sound
• v sound
• h sound

   Following other consonant sounds, these spellings are more likely to be pronounced as the oo sound.
   The -ue spelling is usually silent when it occurs at the end of a word and follows the letters g, ng, or q (examples include the words fatigue, tongue, and unique). An exception is the word argue, which ends in a long u sound.
    In Spellingcity.com these were the words that were used in lesson 13 to sample the long /u/ sound.
-The rude man insulted neighbors.
-You have no excuse for your bad attitude.
-The human race is in danger of extinction.
-He makes music with his voice.
-You do not have any proof against me.
-The surface is very smooth and you can slip.
-The chewy candies can damage teeth.
-The class group prepared a nice presentation for the biology project.
-We have no clue to find the treasure.
-Eating fruits is a healthy habit.