Phonic Sounds: Letters "tu" are pronounced as /tʃ/ | English Listening and Speaking practice

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THE LETTERS "tu" ARE PRONOUNCED /tʃ/​

1. Words containing "tua" /tʃuə/ 03:45​
2. Words containing "tual" /tʃu.əl/ 04:27​
3. Note: "tuality" /tʃuˈæl/
4. Words containing "tuar" /tʃuer/ 06:16​
5. Words containing "tuat" /tʃueɪt/ 08:21

Examples:

• actual /ˈæk.tʃu.əl/
• actually /ˈæktʃuəli/
• actuary /ˈæktʃuˌɛri/
• actuate /ˈæktʃuˌeɪt/
• effectual /əˈfek.tʃu.əl/
• effectuate /ɪˈfektʃueɪt/
• punctuate /ˈpʌŋktʃuˌeɪt/
• punctual /ˈpʌŋk.tʃu.əl/

THE LETTERS "tu" ARE PRONOUNCED /tʃ/

1. Words containing "tua": /tʃuə/

mantua /ˈmæntʃuə/ gargantua /gɑrˈgæntʃuə/ gargantuan /ɡɑːrˈɡæntʃuən/ septuagenarian /ˌseptʃuədʒəˈneriən/

2. Words containing "tual": /tʃu.əl/

actual /ˈæk.tʃu.əl/ actualizes /ˈæktʃuəlˌaɪz/ conceptualize /kənˈsɛptʃuəlˌaɪz/ conceptually /kənˈseptʃuəli/

3. Words containing "tuality" /tʃuˈæl/

eventuality /ɪˌventʃuˈæləti/ intertextuality /ˌɪntərtekstʃuˈæləti/ mutuality /ˈmjutʃuˈæləti/ punctuality /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈæləti/ spirituality /ˌspɪrɪtʃuˈæləti/

4. Words containing "tuar": /tʃuˌɛri/

actuary /ˈæktʃuˌɛri/ actuarial /ˌæktʃuˈeriəl/ estuarine /ˈɛstʃuəˌraɪn/ obituarist /əˈbɪtʃəˌwɛrəst/

5. Words containing "tuat": /tʃuˌeɪt/

actuate /ˈæktʃuˌeɪt/ infatuate /ɪˈfektʃueɪt/ perpetuation /ˌpɚ.petʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/ actuator /ˈæktʃuːˌeitər fluctuation /ˌflʌk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/ situational /ˌsɪtʃəˈweɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l/

English Listening & Speaking Practice | Listen and repeat after: 03:35