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| A a |
| short a as in what [ʌ] |
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an ankle |
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a bank |
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a fork |
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a button |
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old |
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healthy, well |
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| long a as in car [ɑː] |
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to colour |
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to save (money) |
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to kick |
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a photographer |
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a child |
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a market |
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March |
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sharp |
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smart |
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| a as in late [eɪ] |
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to pay |
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a monkey |
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a banana |
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a soldier |
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a state |
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a speech |
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a tomato |
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a cable |
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a wardrobe, cupboard, closet |
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crazy |
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total |
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| a as in hat [æ] |
| before s |
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a passport |
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a class |
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fantastic |
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a bottle |
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to throw |
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a glass |
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plastic |
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| before t |
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a cat |
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a night |
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smooth, slippery |
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a treasure, darling |
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| before d (& no consonant after) |
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a bath |
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flat |
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glad, happy |
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food |
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still |
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access |
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a leaf, magazine |
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a vat, keg |
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by, at, along, down |
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to injure |
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| before l |
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salt |
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narrow |
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a number |
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an age |
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a choice |
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a stable |
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| before n |
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Jan (a man's name) |
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a Dane |
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elegant |
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a duck |
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the devil |
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he |
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a man |
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to mix, to blend |
