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– How is the <a> in these words pronounced?

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English has 5 vowel letters <a,e,i,o,u> to spell its 19 vowel sounds. 
Each letter can be pronounced in different ways or combined with other letters to make more sounds.
It is possible to predict pronunciation with most spellings, though there are many exceptions.

  • Course Contents
    • Chapter Index
    • Sounds Index
  • IPA Chart
  • 0 – Introduction
    • Vowel Sounds
    • Consonant Sounds
    • Consonant Articulation
    • Voicing
    • Vowel Spelling Introduction
    • IPA & Silent Letters
  • 1 – Schwa /ə/
    • /ə/
    • /ə/ – Spelling to Sound
    • /ə/ – Function Words
    • Weak vs. Strong
    • American vs British < er >
  • 2 – Short Vowels
    • /ɪ/
    • /ʊ/
    • /ɛ/
    • /ɒ/
    • /ʌ/
    • /a/
    • Spelling to Sound
    • Word Construction
    • Unusual Spellings
    • QUIZ I
    • QUIZ II
    • /ʌ/ in Northern English
  • 3 – Long Vowels
    • /iː/
    • /uː/
    • /əː/
    • /ɔː/
    • /ɛː/
    • /ɑː/
    • Sound Selection
    • Common Words
    • Reduced Vowel Length
    • TRAP/BATH Split
  • 4 – Diphthongs
    • /ɪə/
    • /eɪ/
    • /aʊ/
    • /əʊ/
    • /ʌɪ/
    • /ɔɪ/
    • Sound Selection
    • Word Construction
    • Expressions
    • /ʊə/
    • /ʊə/ Modern vs Traditional
  • 5 – Fricatives
    • /f,v/
    • /θ,ð/
    • /s,z/
    • /ʃ,ʒ/
    • /h/
    • < th > Voicing
    • Homophones
    • < s > Endings
    • < th > Fronting
  • 6 – Plosives & Affricates
    • /p,b/
    • /t,d/
    • /k,g/
    • /tʃ,dʒ/
    • [ʔ]
    • Silent Letters
    • /t/ vs [ʔ]
    • < ed > Endings
    • Cockney Glottal Stops
  • 7 – Approximants
    • /w/
    • /j/
    • /r/
    • /l/
    • [ɫ]
    • Silent < r >
    • Linking /r/
    • Silent < l >
    • Clear /l/ vs Dark [ɫ]
    • Rhoticity
  • 8 – Nasals & Clusters
    • /m/
    • /n/
    • /ŋ/
    • Syllabic Consonants
    • Initial Clusters
    • Final Clusters
    • Quiz
    • G Droppin’

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