Short vowels
How to pronounce /ʌ/ U as in cup
cupmoneyenough
How to make it
Mouth barely open, tongue relaxed in the middle. Short and punchy.
- Tongue
- Central, mid height
- Lips
- Barely open
- Voice
- Short and punchy
Watch the mouth
Short and relaxed, mouth barely open.
Where learners slip
- French speakersTurned into a rounded French vowel.
Say it on real English. See if it lands.
Lang Shadow scores /ʌ/ every time you say it — in Shorts, in role plays and in your own words — and colours it next to the other 40 sounds.