Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

American English Pronunciation

Vowels

Vowel Sound /ʌ/

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compare /ʌ, a/

Vowel sounds are made inside the mouth and are voiced.
 You vibrate your vocal cords to make the sound.

In this lesson, we answer the question:
Where do you find vowel sound /ʌ/?

And now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Which word has vowel sound /ʌ/?

1. 

I'm visiting my friend today because I haven't seen her for a while.

2. 

What's for lunch? I don't know.

3. 

What is the color of the collar of that shirt?

4. 

The coffee in my cup is too hot.

5. 

What color is that flower?

6. 

Where were you born? In what country?

7. 

Look at all that rain. I hope that room downstairs doesn't get flooded.

8. 

We used to live in a big city. Now we live in the country, where it's really quiet.

9. 

Her mother bought her a new bicycle.

10. 

Ouch! I just hit my thumb with a hammer.

11. 

I shut the front door, got in the car and drove to work.

12. 

What do you have baking in the oven? Smells great.

Where do you find vowel sound /ʌ/?

3 out of 4 written u = /ʌ/written oouooetc.homophones

/p, b/ cup up … club rub

/t, d/ but cut … bud mud

/k, g/ duck luck … bug rug

/s, z/ bus plus … buzz fuzz

/ʃ/ brush crush rush

/t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/ lunch much such … fudge judge

/m/ drum summer

silent b: crumb dumb numb thumb

/n/ fun run sun

/ŋ/ hung lung sung

color
month months
among (an)other
from oven ton tongue

come some done none
one once money
brother mother southern

above dove
glove love shove
enough
rough
tough
slough off

country
couple double
trouble
touch
young		2 words

flood
/flʌd/

blood
/blʌd/
was
/wʌz/

does
/dʌz/

because
/bɪ-ˈkʌz/		same pronunciation
different spelling
different meaning

dun done
nun none
sun son
sum some
won one

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