Vowels: /ʌ/ & /ɑ/

Intermediate
5
Exercise 1
Pronunciation Practice Latihan pelafalan
Practice pronunciation with your teacher by reading the following words.
Latihlah pelafalanmu dengan guru dengan membaca kata berikut ini
Sound 1: /ʌ/
Tip: To produce this sound, relax your mouth and jaw, and put your tongue down.
fun
Kata Benda
mud
Kata Benda
love
Kata Benda
blood
Kata Benda
mother
Kata Benda
young
Kata Sifat
uncle
Kata Benda
luck
Kata Benda
Sound 2: /ɑ/
Tip: To produce this sound, lower your jaw a little, and put the back of your tongue
down.
heart
Kata Benda
March
Kata Benda
bar
Kata Benda
star
Kata Benda
father
Kata Benda
start
Kata Kerja
hard
Kata Sifat
Exercise 2
Sentence Practice Latihan Kalimat
Practice pronunciation with your teacher by reading the following sentences.
Latihlah pelafalanmu dengan guru dengan membaca kalimat berikut
 /ʌ/

 Robert is my brother.
 She is his cousin.
 Do you have an umbrella?
 Bees make honey.
 She took the pie out of the oven.
 That is a beautiful color.

/ɑ/

 If you don’t eat, you will starve.

 We shouldn’t harm animals.
 I will start running tomorrow.
 I met Annie’s father.
 Look at the beautiful stars.

Exercise 3
Pronunciation Practice Latihan pelafalan
Practice pronunciation with your teacher by reading the following paragraph.
Latihlah pelafalanmu dengan guru dengan membaca paragraf berikut

A young boy and his father were coming home from a day at the farm. Suddenly,
their car started making some strange noise, and they had to stop. The father parked
the car in the muddy car park and got out. The boy was scared, but his father told him
everything would be okay. The father opened the hood of the car when it started
raining. Luckily, they had an umbrella in the car, so he took it and worked hard to
solve the problem. The boy calmed down and enjoyed looking at the stars. After a few
minutes, he heard his father say: "Son, the car is fixed!" Let’s go. It is getting late, but
we're still far from home. Mother will be worried."

Exercise 4
Find the Sounds Termukan Suaranya
Choose the words which contain the sounds listed. There can be more than one correct
answer.
Pilih kata yang mengandung suara yang ada di daftar. Jawaban bisa lebih dari satu
1.
Find /ʌ/:

1. A.

love

2. B.

lonely
3. C.

life

4. D.

apple

5. E.

friend

6. F.

young

7. G.

child

8. H.

grandma

9. I.

mother

10. J.

cup

11. K.

monkey

12. L.

large

2.
Find /ɑ/:

1. A.

mom
2. B.

shut

3. C.

farm

4. D.

come

5. E.

calm

6. F.

catch

7. G.

star

8. H.

cloud

9. I.

sun

10. J.

lady

11. K.

airplane

12. L.

park