AUDIO KEY: Manchester (bold) In many areas of England, particularly in big cities like Manchester, some speakers don’t pronounce < th > words with /θ,ð/, instead they use /f,v/: THANKS, THEATRE, BROTHER. So the word THREE is pronounced in the same way as FREE....
/ʌ/ vs /ʊ/ in Northern English
AUDIO KEY: Northern (bold), Standard (italic)
In northern England, local accents don’t contain /ʌ/ so words like FUN, LOVE and SHUT are all pronounced with /ʊ/
In standard English these words are pronounced with /ʌ/: /fʌn/, /lʌv/ and /ʃʌt/.
– Decide if the pronunciation you hear is /ʊ/ (Northern) or /ʌ/ (Standard):
SUM /ʊ/ /ʌ/
LOVE /ʊ/ /ʌ/
SON /ʊ/ /ʌ/
MONDAY /ʊ/ /ʌ/
ENOUGH /ʊ/ /ʌ/
UNDER /ʊ/ /ʌ/
LONDON /ʊ/ /ʌ/
BUG /ʊ/ /ʌ/
RUN /ʊ/ /ʌ/
SHOVE /ʊ/ /ʌ/
Answers & Audio
1. women
2. once
3. again
4. business
5. says
6. does
7. friend
8. built
9. flood
10. sausage
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