Eu

The sequence "eu" very reliably represents IPA phonetic sequence /juː/ or IPA phoneme /uː/, depending on the previous consonant. If the following consonant is "r" then it normally represents IPA phonetic sequence /jʊə/ or IPA phoneme /ʊə/.

At the beginning of the word "eu" sounds /juː/ or /jʊə/

• /juː/: eulogy, euphemism, euphoric
• /jʊə/: euro, Europe, European

After /b, f, g, h, k, m, p, v/ "eu" sounds /juː/ or /jʊə/

• /juː/: feudal, queue, therapeutic
• /jʊə/: heuristic

After /d, n, s, t, θ, z/ "eu" sounds /juː/,^BrE /jʊə/,^BrE /uː/^AmE or /ʊə/^AmE

• /juː,^BrE uː/^AmE: deuteronomy - manoeuvre^BrE - neutral - neutron - pharmaceutical - pneumonia - pseudonym
• /jʊə,^BrE ʊə/^AmE: neuron, neurotic

After /dʒ, l, r, ʃ, tʃ, ʒ/ "eu" sounds /uː/ (or /ʊə/)

• /uː/: leukaemia^BrE - leukemia^AmE - rheumatism

Other pronunciations

• amateur: /ˈæmətər, ˈæmətʃər/
• chauffeur: /ˈʃəʊfər, ʃəʊˈfɜr^AmE/
• pasteurise,^BrE pasteurize: /ˈpɑːstʃəraɪz,^BrE ˈpæstʃəraɪz^AmE/

Different syllables

• closeup - makeup - museum - reuse

Homophones

• queue - cue