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The /æ/ sound
- The /æ/ is very distinctive to the ear and is very American
- To pronounce it, drop your jaw as if you were going to say [ä], then from that position, try to say [ë].
- The final sound is not two separate vowels but rather a smooth flowing combination of both.
- Think “advil” (ae d vil)
The following words have the /æ/ sound
Address last
Category black
That taxi cab
Have Adam
Thank Frank
Accurate sandwich
Guarantee animal
Avenue Saturday
Travel Marriot
International Disneyland
Hang up Pulaski
Apple Anderson
Practice Harris
Banana Jackson
At power
And ham
Bank Amsterdam
Daniel actually
Try these phrases
Have that last name
fashion brand Black Saturday
Thank you jar of jam
Harris Avenue Ham sandwich
eat at applebee’s band stand
Amber’s hand Paper scanner
cat in the hat black jack
get a tan I am Sam
an apple a day can’t stand it
sand castle glad hand
Sentence drills
- That’s Outback Steakhouse on Pulaski Street?
- Do you know the exact street address?
- I’m sorry there’s static on the line?
- Is that Bank of America?
- Is that A as in apple, S as in Sam?
- I’m showing several listings for the last name Franks.
- Can you repeat that last name please?
- I have Saks on 5th Avenue.
- The Travelodge is located on Harris Avenue.
- Let me try a category search for taxicabs.
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