The /ʌ/ Sound
The following words all have the same vowel sound as u p / ʌ p/ : B u s /bʌs/ rhymes with pl u s /pl ʌ s/ but the -u in b u siness /ˈb ɪ znɪs/ has a different sound. L o ve /l ʌ v/ rhymes with gl o ve /ɡl ʌ v/ and d o ve /d ʌ v/ (as in a pigeon), though the past of dive /daɪv/ can be dived /daɪvd/ or d o ve /d əʊ v/. S u n /s ʌ n/ and s o n /s ʌ n/ are homophones (different words but same pronunciation) and rhyme with r u n /r ʌ n/ and o ne / w ʌ n/. J ust /dʒ ʌst / rhymes with m ust /mʌst/. J us tin /ʤ ʌs tɪn/ (the boy's name) is different to j uice /dʒ uːs /. L u cky /ˈl ʌ ki/ does not rhyme with c oo kie /ˈk ʊ ki/. The - um in u m brella / ʌm ˈbrɛlə/ rhymes with c ome /k ʌm / and th umb /θ ʌm /. S ome /s ʌm / and s um /s ʌm / are homophones. They rhyme with d umb /d ʌm / but not d ome /d əʊm /. Y oung /j ʌŋ / rhymes with t ongue /t ʌŋ /, s ung /s ʌŋ / (past participle of sing) and am ong /əˈm ʌŋ /. Done /dʌn/ rhymes with won /wʌn/ and gun /ɡʌn/ but not with gone