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.
- angie
- annan
- antebellum
- anthony's
- apathy
- apoptosis
- aqua
- astro
- asymptotic
- avondale
- acrobatic
- admires
- alfredo
- alice's
- alluvium
- amorous
- amphibian
- amplify
- andalusian
- andrei
- anecdotal
- angelic
- anode
- ashkenazi
- asses
- abingdon
- abnormally
- acknowledgement
- addict
- administrations
- administratively
- adverbs
- aftermarket
- alveolar
- ambulances
- amnesia
- amply
- andrey
- anhalt
- anticipating
- ascot
- academician
- acclamation
- agonies
- altruism
- alva
- amabel
- amputation
- antecedent
- anthems
- anthracite
- antithesis
- ashok
- astrid
- astrological
- athlone
- avalanches
- averaged
- aberrations
- actors'
- addington
- affixes
- aftershocks
- agate
- agonizing
- alford
- alkenes
- alphonse
- amicably
- anchovies
- anesthetic
- anna's
- anwar
- aquifers
- ashur
- aspirated
- atchison
- avignon
- aberration
- accelerates
- accolade
- adams'
- alabama's
- algernon
- allentown
- altoona
- amboy
- andesite
- andretti
- antagonism
- anthrax
- antipathy
- antiseptic
- ashcroft
- asimov's
- attenborough
- axons
- actuality
- adkins
- affluence