Vowel Sound Lesson
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QUIZ: 5-10 Minutes
Learn how to pronounce open-mid slightly back vowel sound /ʌ/ and how it is spelt in written English. We also see how it varies in accents throughout the UK and Ireland, and how it doesn’t feature in northern English.
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Did you know that /ʌ/ appears in lots of expressions with different meanings:
For a full explanation of these expressions, see our original article ‘UH Vowel Sound’.
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- Question 1 of 10
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1. Which speaker is northern?
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Which speaker pronounces the words YOUNG, DONE, LONDON, COMING, and COUNTRYSIDE with /ʊ/ instead of /ʌ/
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2. Which order do you hear the words?
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3. Which mouth position is ʌ?
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/ʌ/ is made with the jaw quite open, the tongue slightly back, and the lips are not rounded.
- Question 4 of 10
4. Question
4. Match the transcriptions to the pictures:
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5. Question
5. Which is NOT a spelling of ʌ?
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6. Put the symbols in the order you hear them:
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7. Question
7. Which speaker is southern?
DEREK
NIGEL
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Which speaker says /ʌ/ in the underlined sounds: “I’m teaching my youngest grandson how to have fun without money.”
- Question 8 of 10
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8. Which 3 words are NOT pronounced /ʌ/?
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- Question 9 of 10
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9. Which pronunciation DOESN’T MAKE 2 possible words?
For example, /sʌm/ makes 2 words: SUM and SOME, whereas /rʌm/ makes one word: RUM.
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- Question 10 of 10
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