Minimal pairs · æ · ʌ
cat or cut
The wide smiling a of cat against the short dark u of cut — two vowels most languages fold into one.
Press play, then tap the word you heard.
🍎 How to teach the mouth
Cat is said with a smile so wide it almost hurts; cut drops the jaw with no smile at all. Exaggerate both for a week — the middle ground comes later by itself.