Introduction to long vowels > Pronounce long a /eɪ/ > Introduction to short vowels > Pronounce short u /ʌ/
long a /eɪ/ — short u /ʌ/ minimal pairs
1. bake — buck
bake
buck
2. bait — but
bait
but
3. cape — cup
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cape
cup
4. phase — fuzz
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phase
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fuzz
5. lake — luck
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lake
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luck
6. place — plus
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place
plus
7. rain — run
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rain
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run
8. shave — shove
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shave
shove
9. sane — son
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sane
son
10. stake — stuck
stake
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stuck
