English words that are spelled with the letter “a” give English learners a hard time. Why does “caught” rhyme with “pot”, while “laugh” rhymes with “half”? In this lesson, we will look at the different ways these words can sound, and I will provide some tips on how to pronounce these words correctly. I will show you the IPA symbols for the different pronunciations of this letter also, but it’s okay if you don’t know IPA. [ Ссылка ]

More of my pronunciation lessons to watch next:
English Pronunciation: -OUGH & -AUGH [ Ссылка ]
"TH" & "D" Sounds in English [ Ссылка ]

In this lesson:
0:00 Introduction
1:21 ɔ / "ah"
4:17 ɛə / "air"
5:18 aɪ / "eye"
5:58 eɪ / "eh"
7:38 i / "ee"

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