It has a long 'u' sound as in 'floot'
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Yes, the word "flute" has a long vowel sound in the letter "u," pronounced as "floo-t."
Flute has a long U (long OO) sound, and a silent E. It rhymes with chute or shoot.
No, "flute" does not have a short vowel sound. To have a short U sound, it would have to rhyme with mutt or nut. To have a short OO sound, it would rhyme with foot or put. The word flute has a long U or long OO sound (floot). The long YOO sound appears in some long U words where the consonants provide a Y sound. Examples are cute, mute, mule, fuel, and feud. The YOO also appears in some words that start with U, such as uniform and unique.
No, "flute" is not a short vowel word. It contains the long vowel sound "oo" as in "flu-te."
Yes, the word "brute" has a short vowel sound for the letter u, which is pronounced as /ʌ/.