/ʌ/ vs /ʊ/ in Northern English

/ʌ/ vs /ʊ/ in Northern English

by | Mar 3, 2021 | /ʊ/, /ʌ/, Chapter 2, Sounds in Accents, The Sound of English - Pronunciation, Vowel Sounds

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/θ,ð/

/θ,ð/

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/ɔɪ/

/ɔɪ/

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/ʊə/

/ʊə/

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/ʌɪ/

/ʌɪ/

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/ʌ/ vs /a/

/ʌ/ vs /a/

by | Feb 17, 2021 | /a/, /ʌ/, Minimal Pairs, Pronunciation, The Sound of English - Pronunciation

/ʌ/

vs

/a/

–

tongue

–

tang

sunned

–

sand

uncle

–

ankle

budge

–

badge

much

–

match

crumb

–

cram

rupture

–

rapture

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/ɒ/ vs /əʊ/

/ɒ/ vs /əʊ/

/ɒ/ vs /əʊ/ - got - goat rod - road want - won't sock - soak rotter - rota honour - owner bossed - boast Related Lessons

/ɒ/ vs /ɔː/

/ɒ/ vs /ɔː/

/ɒ/ vs /ɔː/ - pot - port stock - stalk cot - caught pod - poured odd - oared fond - fawned box - baulks Related Lessons

/ʌ/ vs /əː/

/ʌ/ vs /əː/

/ʌ/ vs /əː/ - shut - shirt stun - stern bun - burn stud - stirred cub - curb cut - curt hull - hurl Related Lessons

/ʌ/ vs /a/

/ʌ/ vs /a/

/ʌ/ vs /a/ - tongue - tang sunned - sand uncle - ankle budge - badge much - match crumb - cram rupture - rapture Related Lessons

/ʌ/ vs /ɒ/

/ʌ/ vs /ɒ/

/ʌ/ vs /ɒ/ - done - don luck - lock crust - crossed sudden - sodden colour - collar wonder - wander worrier - warrior Related Lessons

/ʌ/ vs /ɒ/

/ʌ/ vs /ɒ/

by | Feb 17, 2021 | /ɒ/, /ʌ/, Minimal Pairs, Pronunciation, The Sound of English - Pronunciation

/ʌ/

vs

/ɒ/

–

done

–

don

luck

–

lock

crust

–

crossed

sudden

–

sodden

colour

–

collar

wonder

–

wander

worrier

–

warrior

Related Lessons
/ɒ/ vs /əʊ/

/ɒ/ vs /əʊ/

/ɒ/ vs /əʊ/ - got - goat rod - road want - won't sock - soak rotter - rota honour - owner bossed - boast Related Lessons

/ɒ/ vs /ɔː/

/ɒ/ vs /ɔː/

/ɒ/ vs /ɔː/ - pot - port stock - stalk cot - caught pod - poured odd - oared fond - fawned box - baulks Related Lessons

/ʌ/ vs /əː/

/ʌ/ vs /əː/

/ʌ/ vs /əː/ - shut - shirt stun - stern bun - burn stud - stirred cub - curb cut - curt hull - hurl Related Lessons

/ʌ/ vs /a/

/ʌ/ vs /a/

/ʌ/ vs /a/ - tongue - tang sunned - sand uncle - ankle budge - badge much - match crumb - cram rupture - rapture Related Lessons

/ʌ/ vs /ɒ/

/ʌ/ vs /ɒ/

/ʌ/ vs /ɒ/ - done - don luck - lock crust - crossed sudden - sodden colour - collar wonder - wander worrier - warrior Related Lessons