Minimal pair · Standard Southern British
British English /ʌ/ vs /ɒ/STRUT /ʌ/ and LOT /ɒ/
Separate STRUT from the rounded British LOT category in five matched pairs. This is not the American STRUT–LOT transcription /ʌ–ɑ/. A Southern British reference bank, not a description of every UK accent. These are editorial word pools supported by pronunciation references, not recovered experimental stimulus lists.
Explore listening lessonsThe STRUT vowel
This is the stressed vowel category in the second set of General American examples.
The ɒ category
Separate STRUT from the rounded British LOT category in five matched pairs. This is not the American STRUT–LOT transcription /ʌ–ɑ/. A Southern British reference bank, not a description of every UK accent. These are editorial word pools supported by pronunciation references, not recovered experimental stimulus lists.
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
A small change.
A different word.
Separate STRUT from the rounded British LOT category in five matched pairs. This is not the American STRUT–LOT transcription /ʌ–ɑ/. A Southern British reference bank, not a description of every UK accent. These are editorial word pools supported by pronunciation references, not recovered experimental stimulus lists.
Sound examples
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