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eu In American English

English Multigraph 'eu'

'eu' is a digraph that we are going to talk about its sound(s) here.

Digraphs are a set of two letters that stand together and produce a new sound.

Digraph	eu
Name	eu (pronounced /ˈiː ˈjuː/)
Common Sound(s)	/juː/, /jʊə/

The Digraph 'eu'

Sound 1: /juː/

'eu' can stand in the middle or at the beginning of words and sounds /juː/:

Example

neutral /ˈnjuː.trəl/

eucalyptus /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/

euphoria /juːˈfɔː.ri.ə/

Eugene /juːˈdʒiːn/

pseudonym /ˈsjuː.də.nɪm/

Sound 2: /jʊə/

'eu' can stand in the middle or at the beginning of words and sounds /jʊə/:

Example

Europe /ˈjʊərəp/

neuro- /njʊə.rəʊ-/

euro /ˈjʊərəʊ/

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- Sound 1: /juː/
- Sound 2: /jʊə/

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