Lessons Unit 2, lesson 4
ʌ + endings
Every ending the ʌ vowel takes, one row at a time. Say the vowel, let the ending close it, and check yourself against the words — all of them real, all verified by the engine.
What do the marks mean?
Want the full walkthrough? Read the map explains every mark, with practice.
ʌthe u in cup
Let everything relax — jaw loose, lips doing nothing. A short sound from the middle of your body: uh — cup, sun. If it feels like almost no effort, it's right.
ʌ + every ending
One row per combination. Tap any word to hear it — every sheet comes straight from the tool.
| ʌ b | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ʌ d | |||
| ʌ f | |||
| ʌ g | |||
| ʌ k / ck | |||
| ʌ l | |||
| ʌ m | |||
| ʌ n | |||
| ʌ p | |||
| ʌ s | |||
| ʌ t | |||
| ʌ v | |||
| ʌ z | |||
| ʌ ch | |||
| ʌ sh | |||
| ʌ ng | |||
| ʌ dge / ge | |||
| ʌ x |
The point of this drill
This table gives ʌ — the relaxed vowel in cup — a long list of endings to try on: club, luck, run, love, much, judge. Nothing about your mouth should tense up; jaw loose, lips doing nothing, almost no effort at all. Say a whole row, then say it again a little faster, and check that the vowel never changes shape.
Spelling surprises
ʌ hides behind more spellings than almost any other vowel here — the u in cup, the o in come, the oo in blood, the ou in touch. Say them side by side and you'll hear the same sound underneath four different spellings. Endings with a voiced consonant, like the b in club or the v in love, let the vowel hang on slightly longer than the crisp cut-off you get in luck or but.