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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/

VOWEL SOUND ʌ

1 / 27

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

  • cup

2 / 27

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

  • money

3 / 27

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

  • dove

4 / 27

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

  • blood

5 / 27

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

  • month

6 / 27

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

  • fussy

7 / 27

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

  • young

8 / 27

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

  • won

9 / 27

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

  • cut

10 / 27

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

  • worry

11 / 27

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

  • supper

12 / 27

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

  • hum

13 / 27

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

  • dull

14 / 27

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

  • hunt

15 / 27

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

  • luck

16 / 27

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

  • month

17 / 27

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

  • hunt

18 / 27

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

  • rush

19 / 27

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

  • sun

20 / 27

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

  • bus

21 / 27

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

  • love

22 / 27

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

  • cut

23 / 27

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

  • country

24 / 27

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

  • stuff

25 / 27

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

  • tough

26 / 27

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

  • hut

27 / 27

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

  • money

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