Vowel Sounds Quiz

What are the correct tongue positions for /ʊ/?

• Keep your tongue tense and place the tip behind your upper front teeth.

• Relax your tongue and let the tip rest just behind your lower front teeth; raise the back of the tongue.

• Curl the tongue tip upward and press it against the roof of your mouth.

• Flatten the tongue completely against the bottom of your mouth.

Which of the following words contains the /ʊ/ sound?

• Cat

• Pull

• Made

• Late

Which spelling pattern can represent the /ʊ/ sound?

• ea

• ai

• oo

• ow

Which of the following words has the /ʊ/ vowel sound?

• Full

• Fail

• Fool

• Feel

Which group of words all contain the /ʊ/ sound?

• Good, gate, girl, goal

• Book, bullet, wolf, pudding

• Could, cold, code, cook

• Wool, wall, will, well

What is a common mistake speakers make with the vowel in 'foot'?

• They pronounce it as /aɪ/

• They confuse it with the vowel in 'goose' (/uː/)

• They replace it with a silent vowel

• They drop the vowel entirely

According to the text, how should the lips be positioned for the vowel in 'foot'?

• Tightly rounded

• Slightly smiling

• More relaxed

• Pursed forward

How does the vowel in 'foot' compare to the vowel in 'goose'?

• It is longer and higher

• It is more tense and louder

• It is shorter and more relaxed

• It is completely silent

Which pair of words shows the contrast between short /ʊ/ and long /uː/?

• Foot – Food

• Bat – Bit

• Cat – Cut

• Pen – Pan

Which word from the list contains the short /ʊ/ sound?

• Goose

• Pool

• Pull

• Shoe