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Try LingUp Now!Start with the ‘h’ sound: Open your mouth slightly and breathe out gently.
Follow with the ‘oo’ sound: Round your lips as if you're saying ‘oo’ in ‘moon’.
End with the ‘p’ sound: Press your lips together and release a puff of air.
hup (mistake: using a short 'u' instead of 'oo')
hope (mistake: adding an /eɪ/ sound at the end)
hoop-uh (mistake: breaking into two syllables)
Same as American
Same as American
Same as American
Same as American
Same as American
Same as American
In English, 'oo' often makes the 'oo' sound as in 'moon'.
No, make sure to gently sound the ‘h’ at the beginning.
Yes, ‘hoop’ is a single syllable word.
A circular object, often used in sports.
/ˈhuː.plə/
Excited public display
/huːps/
Plural form of hoop; also basketball slang
/huːpt/
Having a circular shape
Hoopla adds an extra syllable at the end.
Hoops is similar but denotes plurality.
Hooped uses a 'd' sound at the end.
Say 'moon' and 'soon' to improve your 'oo' pronunciation.
Make the ‘h’ sound clear and audible to start the word correctly.
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