Watch the video to get some useful tips for the pronunciation of ö and ü.
Try the exercises to get some good practice. Listen to our audio files for help or to compare your results.
Exercise 1: Can you recognise the ö and ü sounds?
Listen to the words and write down the correct option.
Exercise 2: Listen to the audio file and mark all the words you hear.
Exercise 3: Long or short ö/ü sounds? Say the words aloud and click your answer.
If you’re not sure, listen to our audio file.
Tip: Before double consonants like nn or ll the vowel is always short, e.g. k
Before single vowels they are mostly long, e.g. B
Exercise 4: What’s missing? Find the correct word for each category and speak them in a row.
Exercise 5: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
You can compare with our audio file.
Exercise 6: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
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Exercise 7: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
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Exercise 8: Read the sentence aloud and record your voice.
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➝ Final tip: Words with y are often pronounced as ü. Here are some examples to practise:
– long ü: T
– short ü: Rh
Good job! Hopefully you feel more confident now with these sounds.
Don’t hesitate to ask your trainer if you have any questions.