Decoding exercises: "eu"

The sequence "eu" very reliably represents IPA phonetic sequence /juː/ or IPA phoneme /uː/, depending on the previous consonant. If the following consonant is "r" then it normally represents IPA phonetic sequence /jʊə/ or IPA phoneme /ʊə/.

At the beginning of the word "eu" sounds /juː/ or /jʊə/

 * /juː/: eulogy, euphemism, euphoric
 * /jʊə/: euro, Europe, European

After /b, f, g, h, k, m, p, v/ "eu" sounds /juː/ or /jʊə/

 * /juː/: feudal, queue, therapeutic
 * /jʊə/: heuristic

After /d, n, s, t, θ, z/ "eu" sounds /juː/, /jʊə/, /uː/ or /ʊə/

 * /juː, uː/: deuteronomy - maneuver - manoeuvre - neutral - neutron - pharmaceutical - pneumonia - pseudonym
 * /jʊə, ʊə/: neurotic

After /dʒ, l, r, ʃ, tʃ, ʒ/ "eu" sounds /uː/ (or /ʊə/)

 * /uː/: leukaemia - leukemia - rheumatism

Other pronunciations

 * amateur: /ˈæmətər, ˈæmətʃər/
 * chauffeur: /ˈʃəʊfər, ʃəʊˈfɜr/
 * pasteurise, pasteurize: /ˈpɑːstʃəraɪz, ˈpæstʃəraɪz/

Different syllables

 * closeup - makeup - museum - reuse

Homophones

 * queue - cue