Minimal Pairs
Minimal pairs
/æ/ cat versus /ʌ/ cut
This is probably the most difficult pair for Spanish speakers as there is only one "a" sound in Spanish whereas there are several in English. The only thing to do is to listen carefully. Perhaps the best way to learn to produce the /ʌ/ is to learn a model word like "but"and then attempt to pronounce the same sound in other words with this phoneme.
Listen and decide which of the words you hear in the following sentences. Write the word in the space provided.