| Spelling | IPA | Examples | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
<u> | /ʌ/ | STRUT, but, cup, bus, sum | in a closed stressed syllable |
| dull, hull, null, lull, gull, mull, cull | |||
/ʊ/ | full, pull, bull | ||
| bush, push | <ush> | ||
| sugar, put, pudding | exceptional | ||
| lure | <u-e> silent ‘E’ | ||
/u/ | duty | ||
| brute | <u-e> silent ‘E’ | ||
/ju/ | amusing | ||
| cube, cute | <u-e> silent <e> | ||
/jʊ/ | fury | ||
/ə/ | support, supply | unstressed | |
<ui> | /u/ | fruit, juice | |
/aɪ/ | guide | <gu> silent, and <e> silent | |
/wi/ | suite | very exceptional | |
<gu> | silent | guard, guest, guitar, guy | |
/gwɪ/ | language, penguin | ||
<ue> | /u/ | blue, clue, true | |
/ju/ | argue, value, venue |