/ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

Central /ʌ/ (cut) vs open-back /ɑ/ (cot).

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# /ʌ/ vs /ɑ/

**Type:** Minimal pair contrast
**Kind:** Vowel

## Note
Central /ʌ/ (cut) vs open-back /ɑ/ (cot).

## Practice Pairs
- ha / huh - coda
- bomb / bum - nucleus
- bud / bod - nucleus
- bug / bog - nucleus
- but / bot - nucleus
- calm / come - nucleus
- cop / cup - nucleus
- cut / cot - nucleus
- doc / duck - nucleus
- dock / duck - nucleus
- hot / hut - nucleus
- hug / hog - nucleus
- jog / jug - nucleus
- knot / nut - nucleus
- lock / luck - nucleus
- mom / mum - nucleus
- mug / mog - nucleus
- not / nut - nucleus
- pop / pup - nucleus
- shot / shut - nucleus
- sock / suck - nucleus
- what / watt - nucleus
- gut / got - nucleus
- butt / bot - nucleus
- jot / jut - nucleus
- bob / bub - nucleus
- become / becalm - nucleus
- wander / wonder - nucleus
- body / buddy - nucleus
- bomber / bummer - nucleus
- fond / fund - nucleus
- golf / gulf - nucleus
- hobby / hubby - nucleus
- soccer / succor - nucleus
- stock / stuck - nucleus
- honk / hunk - nucleus
- bonnie / bunny - nucleus
- moggy / muggy - nucleus
- lox / luxe - nucleus
- snog / snug - nucleus
- lull / loll - nucleus
- bum / balm - nucleus
- cod / cud - nucleus
- sum / psalm - nucleus
- gush / gosh - nucleus
- don / dun - nucleus
- cub / cob - nucleus
- rot / rut - nucleus
- tosh / tush - nucleus
- tum / tom - nucleus
- sop / sup - nucleus
- tut / tot - nucleus
- hob / hub - nucleus
- scholar / sculler - nucleus
- sudden / sodden - nucleus
- stomp / stump - nucleus
- goggle / guggle - nucleus
- pummel / pommel - nucleus
- donjon / dungeon - nucleus
- clock / cluck - nucleus
- puppy / poppy - nucleus
- slot / slut - nucleus
- soccer / succour - nucleus
- soccer / sucker - nucleus
- romp / rump - nucleus
- hunch / haunch - nucleus
- bonk / bunk - nucleus
- snub / snob - nucleus
- slosh / slush - nucleus
- gully / golly - nucleus

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ha
/ˈhɑ/
vs

huh
/hʌ/

Coda
bomb
/bɑm/
vs

bum
/bʌm/

Nucleus
bud
/bʌd/
vs

bod
/bɑd/

Nucleus
bug
/bʌɡ/
vs

bog
/bɑɡ/

Nucleus
but
/ˈbʌt/
vs

bot
/bɑt/

Nucleus
calm
/kɑm/
vs

come
/kʌm/

Nucleus
cop
/kɑp/
vs

cup
/ˈkɐ̞p/

Nucleus
cut
/kʌt/
vs

cot
/kɑt/

Nucleus
doc
/dɑk/
vs

duck
/dʌk/

Nucleus
dock
/dɑk/
vs

duck
/dʌk/

Nucleus
hot
/hɑt/
vs

hut
/hʌt/

Nucleus
hug
/hʌɡ/
vs

hog
/hɑɡ/

Nucleus
jog
/d͡ʒɑɡ/
vs

jug
/d͡ʒʌɡ/

Nucleus
knot
/nɑt/
vs

nut
/nʊt/

Nucleus
lock
/lɑk/
vs

luck
/lʌk/

Nucleus
mom
/mɑm/
vs

mum
/mʌm/

Nucleus
mug
/mʌɡ/
vs

mog
/mɑɡ/

Nucleus
not
/nɑt/
vs

nut
/nʊt/

Nucleus
pop
/pɑp/
vs

pup
/pʌp/

Nucleus
shot
/ʃɑt/
vs

shut
/ʃʌt/

Nucleus
sock
/sɑk/
vs

suck
/sʌk/

Nucleus
what
/wʌt/
vs

watt
drill word /wɑːt/

Nucleus
gut
/ɡʌt/
vs

got
drill word /ɡɑt/

Nucleus
butt
/bʌt/
vs

bot
/bɑt/

Nucleus
jot
/dʒɑt/
vs

jut
/dʒʌt/

Nucleus
bob
/bɑb/
vs

bub
/bʌb/

Nucleus
become
/bɪˈkʌm/
vs

becalm
/bɪˈkɑm/

Nucleus
wander
/ˈwɑndɚ/
vs

wonder
/ˈwʌndɚ/

Nucleus
body
/ˈbɑ.di/
vs

buddy
/ˈbʌd.i/

Nucleus
bomber
/ˈbɑmɚ/
vs

bummer
/ˈbʌmɚ/

Nucleus
fond
/fɑnd/
vs

fund
/ˈfʌnd/

Nucleus
golf
/ɡɑlf/
vs

gulf
/ˈɡʌlf/

Nucleus
hobby
/ˈhɑ.bi/
vs

hubby
/ˈhʌbi/

Nucleus
soccer
/ˈsɑk.ɚ/
vs

succor
/ˈsʌkɚ/

Nucleus
stock
/stɑk/
vs

stuck
/stʌk/

Nucleus
honk
/hɑŋk/
vs

hunk
/hʌŋk/

Nucleus
bonnie
/ˈbɑni/
vs

bunny
/ˈbʌni/

Nucleus
moggy
/ˈmɑɡi/
vs

muggy
/ˈmʌɡi/

Nucleus
lox
/lɑks/
vs

luxe
/lʌks/

Nucleus
snog
/snɑɡ/
vs

snug
/snʌɡ/

Nucleus
lull
/lʌl/
vs

loll
/lɑl/

Nucleus
bum
/bʌm/
vs

balm
/bɑm/

Nucleus
cod
/kɑd/
vs

cud
/kʌd/

Nucleus
sum
/ˈsʌm/
vs

psalm
/sɑm/

Nucleus
gush
/ˈɡʌʃ/
vs

gosh
/ɡɑʃ/

Nucleus
don
/dɑn/
vs

dun
/dʌn/

Nucleus
cub
/kʌb/
vs

cob
/kɑb/

Nucleus
rot
/rɑt/
vs

rut
/rʌt/

Nucleus
tosh
/tɑʃ/
vs

tush
/tʌʃ/

Nucleus
tum
/tʌm/
vs

tom
/tɑm/

Nucleus
sop
drill word /sɑp/
vs

sup
/sʌp/

Nucleus
tut
/tʌt/
vs

tot
/tɑt/

Nucleus
hob
/hɑb/
vs

hub
/hʌb/

Nucleus
scholar
/ˈskɑlɚ/
vs

sculler
/ˈskʌlɚ/

Nucleus
sudden
/ˈsʌd.ən/
vs

sodden
/ˈsɑ.dən/

Nucleus
stomp
/stɑmp/
vs

stump
/stʌmp/

Nucleus
goggle
/ˈɡɑɡəl/
vs

guggle
/ˈɡʌɡəl/

Nucleus
pummel
/ˈpʌməl/
vs

pommel
/ˈpɑməl/

Nucleus
donjon
/ˈdɑndʒən/
vs

dungeon
/ˈdʌn.d͡ʒən/

Nucleus
clock
/klɑk/
vs

cluck
/klʌk/

Nucleus
puppy
/ˈpʌpi/
vs

poppy
/ˈpɑpi/

Nucleus
slot
/slɑt/
vs

slut
/slʌt/

Nucleus
soccer
/ˈsɑk.ɚ/
vs

succour
/ˈsʌkɚ/

Nucleus
soccer
/ˈsɑk.ɚ/
vs

sucker
/ˈsʌkɚ/

Nucleus
romp
/ɹɑmp/
vs

rump
/ˈɹʌmp/

Nucleus
hunch
/hʌntʃ/
vs

haunch
/hɑntʃ/

Nucleus
bonk
/bɑŋk/
vs

bunk
/bʌŋk/

Nucleus
snub
/snʌb/
vs

snob
/snɑb/

Nucleus
slosh
/slɑʃ/
vs

slush
/slʌʃ/

Nucleus
gully
/ˈɡʌl.i/
vs

golly
/ˈɡɑli/

Nucleus

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