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VOWELS /u/ and /u:/

ClassNotes Team 8 MIN READUPDATED 5 JUL 2026

ENGLISH LANGUAGE S.S.S2 FIRST TERM

WEEK ELEVEN

THEME: SPEECH WORK

VOWELS /u/ and /u:/

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Students should be able to;

  1. listen and produce  the vowel sounds
  2. Identify the vowels correctly in sentences
  3. List words containing the vowels

CONTENT

Vowel Sound /u/

The tongue is in the back part of the mouth. The back of the tongue is raised high in the direction of the soft palate. The soft palate is raised. The tip of the tongue is retracted from the lower teeth. /u/ is more retracted and close than the English /u:/, the distance between the jaws is narrower. The lips are rounded but not protruded, the opening between the lips is smaller and the degree of rounding is…