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Pronunciation of Vowel Sound /ʌ/ with Examples (+Video and Quiz)

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Vowel sound /ʌ/ is pronounced like ‘UH’ or that middle sound in the word “cup”.

It has a short but strong pronunciation, unlike the weak version — VOWEL /ə/ SOUND.

Some examples of words with vowel /ʌ/ sound

📒 Letters (-u-, -o-) in most words often give this vowel /ʌ/ sound which can be stressed — unlike the “Schwa sound”.

-u-bus
luck
jump
-o-son
oven
money
-ou-young
double
country
-oo-flood
blood
-oe-does

Practice questions on vowel sound /ʌ/

Created by Sam O.

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VOWEL SOUND /ʌ/

5 questions

30 secs.

1. Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • dull

2. Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.

  • tough

3. Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • worry

4. Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.

  • country

5. Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter underlined.

  • cut

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