/æ/ and /ʌ/ | Learn English Pronunciation | Minimal Pairs

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Hello, students. This is F@nny.

Welcome to this English pronunciation video. In this video, I'm going to focus on two English

vowel sounds: /æ/ and /ʌ/

They sound similar, but they are different so you need to pronounce them differently.

Let's start with two example words. My first example word is ‘ran’.

Can you hear the sound? ‘ran’

M second word is, ‘run’. /ʌ/

run Can you hear the difference?

Well if you can't I promise by the end of this video,

you will improve your hearing and pronunciation of these two vowel sounds.

So keep watching. Get ready guys.

I am going to help you make these sounds. are and in English

I want you to hear the difference very clearly and to be able to pronounce them correctly.

Also you should know the IPA spelling, watch how I move my mouth,

and please try to always repeat after me. I know you can do it so let's get started.

First, let's try to make the sound /æ/. So your tongue is very low in your mouth.

/æ/ Can you repeat after me:

/æ/ /æ/

/æ/ Let's now use the word, ‘ran’.

Repeat after me. ran

And now let's produce the sound /ʌ/. /ʌ/

Your tongue is in the middle part of your mouth.

Please repeat after me. /ʌ/

Let's now practice with the word ‘run’. Repeat after me.

Let's now use minimal pairs. Words that are very similar, but the vowel

sounds change. A very good way to practice the vowel sounds.

First, just the sounds. Repeat after me.

And watch how my mouth moves. /æ/

/ʌ/ /æ/

Let's now use the words ‘ran’ and ‘run’. Please repeat after me.

Great guys. Ok, guys.

Let's see other minimal pairs together. Repeat after me and pay attention to my mouth

how it moves. Let's get started.

ankle uncle back buck

bad bud badge budge

bag bug ban bun

bank bunk bat but

began begun brash brush

cab cub cam come

cap cup cat cut

champ chump cram crumb

crash crush dabble double

dab dub dad dud

damp dump dank dunk

drank drunk fan fun

fanned fund F@nny funny

flank flunk flash flush

flax flux gash gush

glam glum grab grub

hag hug ham hum

hang hung hash hush

hat hut hatch hutch

jag jug lag lug

mad mud massed must

mat mutt match much

pack puck paddle puddle

pan pun pat putt

rabble rubble rag rug

ram rum rang rung

rash rush sack suck

Sally sully sang sung

sank sunk sapper supper

sax sucks scam scum

shacks shucks slag slug

slam slum slang slung

slash slush stab stub

stack stuck stand stunned

stank stunk swam swum

tab tub tack tuck

tag tug tang tongue

thrash thrush track truck

tramps trumps Excellent job guys.

Let's carry on. Okay, guys.

Let's practice further. I'm going to show you some words.

I want you to read them, but with the proper vowel sound.

Let's get started. Let's start with word number one.

Which one is it? ‘hang’ or ‘hung’?

‘hung’ Very good.

Next word. dad or dud?

Which one is it? rag or rug?

F@nny or funny? funny

Next word. Which one is it?

stab or stub? It's ‘stab’.

Next word. hang or hung?

It's ‘hang’. Next word.

dad or dud? It’s ‘dad’.

Next word. rag or rug?

stab or stub? It’s ‘stub’.

And finally, F@nny or funny?

It's ‘F@nny’. Very good guys.

Awesome guys. Let's move on.

Okay, guys. Let's move on to sentences now.

I have sentences for you and they all contain /æ/ and /ʌ/ sound

so pay attention and repeat after me. The first sentence is:

‘My funny uncle must come’. The second sentence:

‘The bad crab stunk’. And finally:

‘F@nny must teach funny slang’. Excellent, guys.

Let's move on. Great job, guys.

I know it's hard but you now have a better understanding of the

difference between the English vowel sounds /æ/ and /ʌ/.

Keep practicing. It takes time and practice of listening and

speaking to master the English vowel sounds. But you can do it.

And also make sure to watch my other pronunciation videos.

They're very important if you want to improve your English skills.

See you next time. Thank you so much guys for watching my video.

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