/ʊ/是单元音后元音，这个音标在英式音标中的符号是/ʊ/，旧版的音标符号是[u]，美式英标与之对应有符号[ʊ]。

先来听听/ʊ/在下面单词中的发音，并跟读练习。

现在来看看我们应该如何正确的发出/ʊ/这个音。

注意：/ʊ/个短元音，要诀是发音时收小腹，牙床半合，短促有力。

下面例出发/ʊ/音的字母或字母组合的单词，多听发音并练习。

a、oo在k前发短元音[ʊ],例词：

b、oul在重读音节中发[ʊ],例词：

c、u在某些情况下发[ʊ],例词：

阅读下面的句子，注意红色单词的发音。

--Hey.First of all,you look amazing!  --I know.  --But look,can I give you a little tip?  --How did I know this was coming?  --No,no,look,all you need to do is maybe you could,uh,loosen up a little,you know?Shake it out.Um,maybe you could be goofy,like when we were ten and we would dance around to "Genie in a Bottle" in your mom's clothes. 

Butch is looking for his cookbook.He found wood,wool,and a hook.  布奇正在找他的烹饪书。他找到了木头、羊毛和一个钩子。

Good cookies could be cooked by a good cook,if a good cook could cook good cookies.  如果一位好的厨师能做出美味小甜品的话，那么好吃的小甜品是能够由这位厨师制作出来的。

Underwood would read book if Underwood knew where his book was Underwood's book was in Durwood's woods.Underwood went into Durwood's woods and got his book.  安德伍德如果知道他的书在哪儿的话，他就会读一读。安德伍德的书在伍德的森林里。安德伍德进入德伍德的森林去取他的书。