Words with the [æ] sound
Near-open front; spread the lips and lower the tongue toward the teeth.
Common spellings: a. Examples: cat, bat, apple.
- asthmatic
- atta
- attleboro
- avedon
- azteca
- abbs
- abernethy
- abolitionism
- absecon
- absentees
- acevedo
- ackland
- actuaries
- actuary
- actus
- adamantly
- addie
- adena
- adventists
- adverbial
- aeneas
- afshar
- afterglow
- aftershock
- agassi
- agitator
- agnelli
- albania's
- alcan
- aldebaran
- alderson
- alexandrine
- allard
- alleghany
- alleluia
- alleyways
- allinson
- allister
- allocates
- allophones
- allophonic
- als
- alums
- alvord
- amador
- ambassador's
- ambrosian
- amoco
- amphora
- amputee
- anabolic
- andersen's
- andersonville
- anderton
- angelika
- angelique
- angelou
- animates
- anklet
- annexes
- ansa
- ansonia
- antagonized
- antares
- antifreeze
- antipathies
- antiphons
- antiwar
- appia
- appleseed
- applicant's
- apropos
- asda
- ashman
- asner
- aspirants
- astrodome
- atlases
- attache
- atticus
- axtell
- abdollah
- abducting
- aberrant
- abitibi
- abnegation
- aborigine
- abrogated
- abs
- abscond
- absolutist
- accelerometers
- ackley
- actuator
- acura
- aftertaste
- agitating
- akerman
- albatrosses
- alexandrov