Ui
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build /bɪld/ |
fruit /fruːt/ |
Together with the article on decoding difficulties, this page sets out some common (or not...) words teachers can use to help their students become more aware of how they can sound out more correctly the different sounds corresponding to words containing "ui", basically /uː/ with many exceptions.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- /uː/: bruise - cruise - fruit - juice - recruit - suit - suitable
- "u" as /w/
- /wɪ/: acquisition - anguish - distinguish - equipment - equivalent - liquid - penguin - quick - quit - quiz
- /wiː/: suite
- /waɪ/: quiet - quite
- silent "u"
- /ɪ/: biscuit (cf. Limp Bizkit) - build - built - circuit - guilt - Guinea - guitar
- /aɪ/: guide
- /iː/: mosquito - quiche - quinoa /ˈkiːnwɑː/
Different syllables[edit | edit source]
- /uːɪ/: altruism - fluid - ruin - suicide - suing
- /juːɪ/: arguing - genuine
"uir"[edit | edit source]
- "u" as /w/
- Silent "u":
- /ɪ/: daiquiri
Homophones[edit | edit source]
- build - billed; cruise - crews; suite - sweet;