/ʊ/ vs /u/

/ʊ/ is relaxed and short; /u/ is tense and held with rounded lips.

Minimal pairs to practice

• pull vs pool
• full vs fool
• look vs Luke
• could vs cooed
• should vs shooed
• wood vs wooed

Record each pair below. The analyzer listens for which side of the pair you actually produced and tracks your discrimination rate over time — visible as a chip on your Pronunciation Map.