By Julie Cunningham, MA, CCC-SLP, licensed speech-language pathologist
(Video Transcript)
How well can you pronounce the AH /ɑ/ and UH /ʌ/ vowels in these minimal pairs?
Don/done,
knot/nut
flocks/flux
talk/tuck
pawn/pun
In this short video, see each word as I pronounce it at my normal pace, at a slower pace, and then up close and in slow motion! Next in this series: How to Pronounce Difficult Minimal Pairs - AH /ɑ/ vs. UH /ʌ/ [Part 18].
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