Vowels

a

The name and sound of a

Distinguish the letter name “ay” from the short a heard in words such as ant and mat.

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This letter’s name is “ay”: a. In ant and mat, a carries the short a sound. Say the whole words ant, mat. The letter name and the sound inside these words are different.

a, letter name: aya in anta in mata in sat
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