Proper Pronunciation Guide

flew

[flu:]             

Tips:

  • Pronounce the letters “ew” as
    /u/―and not as
    /ju/ or /ɪu/.

Practice Sentence:

 The birds flew south for the winter.

Definition:

  • (verb) Past tense of fly (fly, flew, flown).

Notes:

This word is a homophone with “flue,” which refers to the inner lining of a chimney, and “flu,” which is short for the “influenza” virus.

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