PRONUNCIATION: /ʌ/ and /æ/

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Do you remember πŸ€”πŸ’­ the sounds πŸ”ˆ for English a πŸ”΄πŸ”΅⚪ ?
We have more than 2, but today we focus on 2 of them /ʌ/ and /æ/.
They can be short πŸ”‰, medium or long πŸ”Š.
Play ▶️ the video πŸŽ₯ at 0.75 speed.


What about these words πŸ—£️? Are they pronounced 😜 with short πŸ”‰ /ʌ/ or medium πŸ”Š /Γ¦/?
Write ✍️ them in two ✌️ groups.
Bat πŸ¦‡, but πŸ€”, fan 🌬️, sun ☀️, bus 🚌, love ❤️, man πŸ‘¨‍πŸ’Ό, duck πŸ¦†, bag πŸ›️, cap 🧒, hug πŸ€—πŸ€—, jam πŸ―πŸ“, luck πŸ€πŸ€ž, plum πŸ‘πŸ’œ, black πŸ–€, mum πŸ€°πŸ‘©‍πŸ‘§‍πŸ‘¦, cup ☕, cat 🐱, nap πŸ˜΄πŸ’€, bug πŸ›πŸœπŸžπŸ¦—, rat πŸ€, cut ✂️, match πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘‰πŸ‘ˆπŸ˜Š, run πŸƒ‍♀️πŸƒ‍♀️πŸƒ‍♀️, much πŸ”ΊπŸ”ΊπŸ”Ί, up πŸ†™πŸ‘†, bad 😈, pan 🍳, fun πŸ˜‚πŸŽ‰, bun 🍞, hat πŸŽ©πŸ‘’.

 🚨 Lots of words with "u" are pronounced /ʌ/. But not all of them!
🚨 You can check ☑️ and listen 🎧 to them in our online dictionary πŸ–₯️πŸ“”.

πŸ’° BONUS: you can also send πŸ“© to me sentences with the words. They can be sent πŸ“© by audio πŸ‘‚ or written πŸ“.

Keep on! πŸ’ͺ
UbicaciΓ³n: The University of Manchester, UK

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