Words with consonant blends · Sentences · Long a

Our new sound: /eɪ/   written long a

Start with your mouth half open and your lips wide, like a small smile. Then slide your tongue UP and close your mouth a little as you finish. Two sounds glued together — /eɪ/, which is the name of the letter a.

Check yourself: Hand under your chin. Say it slowly: your jaw comes UP at the end. If your jaw never moves, you are saying one sound where there should be two.

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• Bill had fudge with his lunch.
• Patrick drank a glass of milk.
• Gwen put cash in the bank.
• Pam had a stiff neck.
• The king of France was plump.
• Frank is a prince.
• The bus stop is on the bridge.
• His skin has an itch.

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