STRUT

Tips

In the US, they stretch their lips out in a grin; in England, we relax them.

Tongue. Central, down.

Lips. Relaxed.

Examples

Watch for

• Keep it short: say cut /kʌt/, not /kɑːt/.
• Don’t use TRAP: say cup /kʌp/, not /kæp/.
• Spelling “o” is often /ʌ/: say love /lʌv/, not /lɒv/.