The æ vs ʌ contrast is high-impact because it changes meaning in many common words and can be hard to hear (and produce) for many learners. In this topic, you’ll practice keeping æ more open and forward (as in cat) while making ʌ more central and relaxed (as in cut). Try to keep the consonants the same so the vowel is the only thing that changes. Repeat until you can reliably produce both words and speech-to-text stops mixing them up.
The æ vs ʌ contrast is high-impact because it changes meaning in many common words and can be hard to hear (and produce) for many learners. In this topic, you’ll practice keeping æ more open and forward (as in cat) while making ʌ more central and relaxed (as in cut). Try to keep the consonants the same so the vowel is the only thing that changes. Repeat until you can reliably produce both words and speech-to-text stops mixing them up.