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Bonus Lesson
Correcting /æ/
Lesson Outcome:
Date: /
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To pronounce words ending with /æ/ clearly.
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Hearing the difference between /æ/ and /ʌ/
/æ/
/ʌ/
pat
putt
bat
but
mat
mutt
cap
cup
back
buck
/æ/
Mouth is slightly open and tongue is mid-height in the mouth.
Jaw and tongue are not pushed down.
Focus on the movement across.
/ʌ/
Jaw and tongue are pushed downwards, so the mouth is in an open position.
Focus on the movement down.
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Bonus Lesson
Correcting /æ/
/æ/ and /ʌ/
/æ/
/ʌ/
cat
cut
bat
but
mat
mutt
cap
cup
hat
hut
rat
rut
damp
dump
mad
mud
dad
dud
lack
luck
sack
suck
back
buck
bag
bug
rag
rug
flash
flush
crash
crush
Harry
hurry
marry
murray
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Correcting /æ/
/æ/ and /ʌ/ continued
/æ/
/ʌ/
fan
fun
ran
run
ban
bun
pan
pun
hang
hung
bang
bung
bank
bunk
/æ/ is slightly longer before the voiced consonants /d/ /b/ /g/ /m/ /n/
/æ/ before an unvoiced consonant
/æ/ is slightly longer
before /d/ /b/ /g/ /m/ /n/
back
bag
mat
mad
sat
sad
rack
rag
bat
bad
pat
pan
Jack
jam
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Correcting /æ/
/æ/ and /ʌ/ in sentences
/æ/
/ʌ/
cap
Put the cup near my cap.
cat
The cat had a cut.
lack
I’ve always lacked luck.
mat
The mutt is on the mat.
bat
But he saw the bat.
hat
Take your hat off in my hut.
hang
He hung his coat on the hanger.
ran
I’ll run faster than I ran yesterday.
ban
There was a ban on the buns.
fan
They had fun using the fan.
Dan
Dan’s done all of the reports.
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Bonus Lesson
Correcting /æ/
/æ/ in multi-syllable words
distraction
/ə/
language
damage
satisfaction
/ə/
manager
/ə/
managed
standing
standard
/ə/
random
/ə/
happen
/ə/
matter
/ə/
passion
/ə/
balanced
/ə/
contract
handle
fashion
/ə/
cancel
/ə/
fantastic
planning
analyse
/ə/
analysis
factor
/ə/
examine
romance
actually
/ə/
accident
/ə/
annually
/ə/
dramatic
/ə/
value
transport (noun)
happy
package
financial
/ə/
banking
traffic
maximum
/ə/
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Bonus Lesson
Correcting /æ/
/æ/ Variations
/æ/ is sometimes pronounced as /a:/ in words with the following suffixes:
-ant -ance
-anch -mple
-mand,
eg. plant, grant, dance, chance, branch, answer, sample, example, command.
/æ/ in sentences
It doesn't matter.
Thank you for attending this annual event.
I’ll be analysing the results from Saturday.
Perhaps we should reconsider those factors.
Let’s examine the balance sheet over lunch.
My manager clarified the information.
Absolutely, that’s something we need to discuss.
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Correcting /æ/
/æ/ in sentences
The meeting on Monday has been cancelled.
Actually I’ve increased the figures by one hundred percent.
The reduction in sales has been gradual not rapid.
Show the customer a sample of our product.
The company should reevaluate their strategy.
He managed to avoid an absolute catastrophe.
I’m very happy to answer any questions.
I have some jam in my bag.
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