Pronunciation: vowel sounds

short a

 

right arrow  Read left to right and go down the list:

bat
mat
tap
lap

flap
slap
app
crap

track
stack
last
fast

crass
task
bask
mask

fad
dad
glad
lads

abs
flab
grab
stab

laugh
craft
scratch
latch

grasp
clasp
task
crash

flash
trash
crack
whack

Tad
Jan
Anne
Rand

Now you try it:

  1. Record your voice reading these words.
  2. Compare your pronunciation to mine.

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