UE This letter combination represents three sounds depending on their position. 1. It is /u/ when at the end of a word: E.g. blue, clue, due, rue, sue, true hue -> h̃ue 2. It is /uə/ at the end of some words derived from Latin/French: E.g. affluent, affluence, influence, congruent, congruence, confluence 3. It is /wə/ when it follows the letter q: E.g. sequent, sequence -> siquent, siquence consequent, consequence -> consiquent, consiquence subsequent, subsequence -> subsiquent, subsiquence eloquent, eloquence https://www.oed.com/dictionary/sequent_adj?tab=pronunciation#23310968 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sequent https://www.oed.com/dictionary/consequent_adj?tab=factsheet#8585036 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consequent https://www.oed.com/dictionary/subsequent_adj?tab=factsheet#20096788 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsequent https://www.oed.com/dictionary/eloquent_adj?tab=factsheet#5658481 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eloquent 4. See "silent u" under U