Vowels- Short "a" /æ/ Word Lists: English Pronunciation Practice
Short “a” in CVC Words (Consonant, Vowel, Consonant)
-ab /æb/
cab
dab
fab
jab
lab
nab
tab
-ad /æd/
bad
fad
had
lad
mad
pad
rad
sad
tad
-af, -augh, -alf, -aff, -affe /æf/
calf
gaffe
half
laugh
-ag /æg/
bag
gag
lag
nag
rag
sag
tag
wag
zag
-ack /æk/
back
hack
jack
lack
knack
pack
quack
rack
sack
tack
whack
*Note about “-am” /æm/ and “-an” /æn/: The short “a” sound with these combinations is slightly different than the others. The short “a” will sound more nasal, thought the IPA symbol is the same.
-am, -amb /æm/
bam
dam
ham
jam
lamb
ma’am
ram
wham
yam
-an /æn/
ban
can
fan
man
pan
ran
tan
van
-ap /æp/
cap
gap
lap
map
nap
pap
rap
sap
tap
yap
zap
-as, -ass /æs/
bass (the fish)
gas
lass
mass
pass
sass
-at /æt/
bat
cat
fat
hat
mat
gnat
pat
rat
sat
vat
-av, -ave /æv/
have
-ax /æks/
ax
fax
lax
max
tax
*Note: Anything ending with -acks will have the same sound as -ax. Ex) Tax = Tacks
-az, -azz, -as /æz/
has
jazz
razz
