A vowel sound is made inside the mouth and is voiced.
You vibrate your vocal cords to make the sound.
In this lesson, we practice vowel sound /a/.
Now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
Which word has vowel sound /a/?
Where do you find vowel sound /a/?
| /a/ = the most common pronunciation of written stressed o 80-85% of written stressed o = /a/ | ar = /ˈa-ɚ/ | ear = /a-ɚ/ | a = /a/ | homophones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /p, b/ chop cop drop hop stop … Bob blob cob job knob rob /t, d/ dot got hot knot not bottle gotten … fond God odd rod /k/ block clock dock flock honk knock rock sock stock /s, z/ box fox lox ox phlox … Oz /ʃ/ gosh posh slosh /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ/ botch notch scotch splotch … dodge lodge hodgepodge /m/ bomb .com mom prom Tom /n/ con Don John non on honor Vermont | are army father garden party card hard yard barf scarf snarf ark bark dark park shark arm charm farm harm barn darn yarn carp harp sharp tarp car far jar scar star tar art chart part start smart | 2 words heart /ˈha-ɚt/ hearth /ˈha-ɚθ/ | want ___________ silent l balm calm palm psalm qualm | same pronunciation different spelling different meaning bomb balm .com calm knot not |
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Thank you, Luisa.
I’ll be making a new video for this vowel sound. It’s really an important point in American English pronunciation.
Thank you.
Eva
Really nice explanation. Is there a video for the difference between the following sounds:
Cup, cop,cap
Luck, lock, lack
… Thanks
Thank you, Jenny.
I’m working on that right now. One of the videos will be exactly on that difference.
Thanks for writing and letting me know that my work is useful to you.
Thank you.
Eva