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Practice differentiating the vowel sounds /æ/ and /ʌ/ using minimal pairs.

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Say: axe vs. stump

Say: 🐖 ham /hæm/ vs. 🎶 hum /hʌm/

Say: 🥘 above vs. 🤣 ban

Say: 🚕 cab /kæb/ vs. 🐻 cub /kʌb/

Say: 😡 mad /mæd/ vs. 💩 mud /mʌd/

Say: 👣 pad /pæd/ vs. 🍮 pud /pʌd/

Say: 🐭 rat /ræt/ vs. 👣 rut /rʌt/

Say: 🐱 cat /kæt/ vs. ✂️ cut /kʌt/

Say: 🧢 hat /hæt/ vs. 🏠 hut /hʌt/

Say: 👎 sad /sæd/ vs. 🌸 nothing /nʌθɪŋ/

Say: ⚡️ flash /flæʃ/ vs. 🚽 flush /flʌʃ/

Say: 🛤️ track /træk/ vs. 🚚 truck /trʌk/

Say: 🔙 back /bæk/ vs. 💵 buck /bʌk/

🗣️💬🎶 Say one word with the sound /æ/

🗣️💬🎶 Say one word with the sound /ʌ/