GHOUL
/uː/
Tips
Leverage the jaw.
Tongue. Lower than GOOSE; the tongue is drawn down by the dark L.
Lips. Pursed in, only a little more open than for /w/, then closing in slightly more.
Examples
fool
school
pool
tool
Watch for
- Use a dark L: say cool /kuːɫ/, not /kulʲ/.
- No extra vowel after L: say school /skuːɫ/, not /skuːlə/.
- Don’t shorten it: fool /fuːɫ/ vs full /fʊɫ/.