Introduction to long vowels > Pronounce long e > Introduction to short vowels > Pronounce short u
long e /i/ — short u /ʌ/ minimal pairs
1. beast — bust
beast
bust
2. bleed — blood
bleed
blood
3. even — oven
even
oven
4. keep — cup
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keep
cup
5. leave — love
leave
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love
6. scene — sun
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scene
sun
7. seam — some
seem
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some
8. seem — some
seem
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some
9. teach — touch
teach
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touch
10. theme — thumb
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theme
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thumb