eu in American English

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british

'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/)
Sound(s)	/juː/, /uː/, /jʊ/

The Digraph 'eu'

Sound 1: /juː/

'eu' standing at the beginning of words always sounds /juː/:

eucalyptus /ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs/

euphoria /juːˈfɔː.ri.ə/

Eugene /juːˈdʒiːn/

Sound 2: /uː/

'eu' standing in the middle of words always sounds /uː/:

neutral /ˈnuː.trəl/

pseudonym /ˈsuː.də.nɪm/

rheumatic /ruːˈmæt̬.ik/

pneumatic /nuːˈmæt̬.ɪk/

Sound 3: /jʊ/

'eu' at the beginning of words sounds /jʊ/:

Europe /ˈjʊr.əp/

euro /ˈjʊrəʊ/

Tip

'eu' in the word 'neuro' sounds /ʊ/:

neuro- /nʊr.oʊ-/

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