Rhymes stressed on /uː/
editThis page conflates two English vowels, -yo͞o, /-juː/, as in few, and -o͞o, /-uː/, as in foo. The difference has not been noted in any way in the rhyme pages. There are conflicting opinions as to whether words differing in these vowels are rhymes, as the /j/ is sometimes considered part of the preceding consonant, and in any case precedes the nucleus of the syllable. The difference between the two vowels is lost after the consonants /tʃ/, /dʒ/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /r/ in RP, and in some other dialects also after /t/, /d/, /n/, /l/, /s/, /z/, and /θ/, for example in dew, do. (Note: In Welsh English, /-juː/ is pronounced [-ɪʊ̯], and is distinct from /-uː/ after all consonants, so in this dialect due, few, chew, crew do not rhyme with do, shoe, who, too.)
| Rhymes ending in | Example | Longer endings |
|---|---|---|
| /uː/ | you | /uː.../ |
| /uːb/ | cube | /uːb.../ |
| /uːbz/ | cubes | |
| /uːtʃ/ | pooch | /uːtʃ.../ |
| /uːd/ | rude | /uːd.../ |
| /uːf/ | proof | /uːf.../ |
| /uːɡ/ | fugue | /uːɡ.../ |
| /uːɡz/ | jougs | |
| /uːdʒ/ | huge | /uːdʒ.../ |
| yoo-hoo, etc | /uːh.../ | |
| /uːk/ | duke | /uːk.../ |
| /uːks/ | spooks | |
| /uːkt/ | spooked | |
| /uːl/ | fool | /uːl.../ |
| /uːld/ | Gould | /uːld.../ |
| /uːlz/ | Jules | |
| /uːm/ | whom | /uːm.../ |
| /uːmz/ | rooms | |
| /uːn/ | tune | /uːn.../ |
| /uːnd/ | wound (injure, injury) | /uːnd.../ |
| /uːnz/ | spoons | |
| /uːp/ | hoop | /uːp.../ |
| /uːps/ | hoops | |
| /uːpt/ | pooped | |
| Uri (one pronunciation), etc | /uːɹ.../ | |
| /uːs/ | juice | /uːs.../ |
| /uːst/ | boost | /uːst.../ |
| /uːʃ/ | douche | /uːʃ.../ |
| /uːʒ/ | luge | /uːʒ.../ |
| /uːʒd/ | luged | |
| /uːt/ | boot | /uːt.../ |
| /uːts/ | cahoots | /uːts.../ |
| /uːθ/ | tooth | /uːθ.../ |
| /uːð/ | smooth | /uːð.../ |
| /uːv/ | prove | /uːv.../ |
| /uːvz/ | hooves | |
| Bujok, Kujović, etc | /uːj.../ | |
| /uːz/ | use | /uːz.../ |