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< a > – BATH TRAP Split

by Joseph Hudson | Mar 3, 2021 | /a/, /ɑː/, Chapter 3, Sounds in Accents, The Sound of English - Pronunciation, Vowel Sounds

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/ɑː/ vs /ʌɪ/

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by Joseph Hudson | Feb 18, 2021 | /ɑː/, /ʌɪ/, Minimal Pairs, Pronunciation, The Sound of English - Pronunciation

minimal-pairs-title

/ɑː/	vs	/ʌɪ/
	–
arm	–	I’m
cart	–	kite
bark	–	bike
heart	–	height
tarred	–	tide
charm	–	chime
tardy	–	tidy

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< a > – BATH TRAP Split

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/ɑː/ vs /ʌɪ/

/ɑː/ vs /ʌɪ/

/əː/ vs /ɑː/

/əː/ vs /ɑː/

/a/ vs /ɑː/

/a/ vs /ɑː/

/əː/ vs /ɑː/

/əː/ vs /ɑː/

by Joseph Hudson | Feb 17, 2021 | /ɑː/, /əː/, Minimal Pairs, Pronunciation, The Sound of English - Pronunciation

minimal-pairs-title

/əː/	vs	/ɑː/
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stir	–	star
heard	–	hard
purse	–	pass
curt	–	cart
birth	–	bath
perk	–	park
firm	–	farm

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< a > – BATH TRAP Split

< a > – BATH TRAP Split

/ɑː/ vs /ʌɪ/

/ɑː/ vs /ʌɪ/

/əː/ vs /ɑː/

/əː/ vs /ɑː/

/a/ vs /ɑː/

/a/ vs /ɑː/

/ʌ/ vs /əː/

/ʌ/ vs /əː/

/ɛ/ vs /əː/

/ɛ/ vs /əː/

/a/ vs /ɑː/

/a/ vs /ɑː/

by Joseph Hudson | Feb 17, 2021 | /a/, /ɑː/, Minimal Pairs, Pronunciation, The Sound of English - Pronunciation

minimal-pairs-title

/a/	vs	/ɑː/
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ban	–	barn
hat	–	heart
hash	–	harsh
pad	–	parred
am	–	arm
patch	–	parch
ant	–	aunt

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< a > – BATH TRAP Split

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/ɑː/ vs /ʌɪ/

/ɑː/ vs /ʌɪ/

/əː/ vs /ɑː/

/əː/ vs /ɑː/

/a/ vs /ɑː/

/a/ vs /ɑː/

/ʌ/ vs /a/

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/ɛ/ vs /a/

/ɛ/ vs /a/