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489. One vowel sound, 15 different spellings: The /ɑ/ as in FATHER vowel
Manage episode 522296407 series 2592309
One vowel sound, but so many spellings in English! English spelling is not phonetic, which means that just because it has one spelling, doesn't mean it always sounds the same way! In this video, we're going to talk about the 15 (!) different spellings that just ONE sound has in English. Crazy, right?
For more information about this vowel, check out these episodes:
How to pronounce 'water': https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/water/
/ah/ as in father (and coffee, job and office): https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/aa-as-in-father/
The 3 A's : cap-cup-cop: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/cap-cup-cop/
540 episodes
Manage episode 522296407 series 2592309
One vowel sound, but so many spellings in English! English spelling is not phonetic, which means that just because it has one spelling, doesn't mean it always sounds the same way! In this video, we're going to talk about the 15 (!) different spellings that just ONE sound has in English. Crazy, right?
For more information about this vowel, check out these episodes:
How to pronounce 'water': https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/water/
/ah/ as in father (and coffee, job and office): https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/aa-as-in-father/
The 3 A's : cap-cup-cop: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/cap-cup-cop/
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