/ʌ/ and /ɔ/
How to pronounce
/ʌ/ us
Say /ʌ/ with a fast sound with lips open a little.
- up
- gut
- some
Problems occur when confusing with other vowel sounds /ɔ/, /ɑ/.
- If /ʌ/ is replaced with /ɔ/, the word gun sounds like gone.
Listen to the following words with /ʌ/ and repeat after the example.
beginning
- of
- us
- oven
middle
- done
- just
- come
/ɔ/ off
Say /ɔ/ with the mouth like an oval and pushed out a bit.
- on
- loss
- paw
Problems occur when confusing with other vowel sound /oʊ/.
- If /ɔ/ is replaced with /oʊ/, the word mall sounds like mole.
Listen to the words with /ɔ/ and repeat after each example.
- poor
- talk
- shot
- call
- bought