Bus or Boss? Luck or Lock? American English Pronunciation

Learn the difference between the / ʌ / and / ɑ / vowel sounds. Practice pronunciation of the / ʌ / and / ɑ / with word contrasts using words like "hut" and "hot," "fund" and "fond," or "shut" and Improve your American accent with essential pronunciation exercises recorded by a professional speech therapist. Quick Links: • Do you hear the difference b/w the / ʌ / and / ɑ /? Quiz: 0:58 • Key distinctions b/w the / ʌ / and / ɑ /: 2:13 • Pronunciation exercise: 3:22 Related videos: #AmericanPronunciation #VowelSounds #MinimalPairs ► Interactive Vowel Sounds Chart: American English Pronunciation ► Vowel Sound /ʌ/ as in "us"- American English Pronunciation ►Vowel Sound /ɑ/ as in "got"- American English Pronunciation [THIS VIDEO HAS ENGLISH, SPANISH, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE, CHINESE, KOREAN, AND RUSSIAN SUBTITLES] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSCRIPT H