Soft A Sound
ɑː (arm, father)

English Pronunciation, Lesson 13

The soft A sound (IPA symbol: ɑː) can be found in English words such as: 
arm, father, part, start, dog, box, clock, on, a lot, not, body.

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Watch the following video to learn how to pronounce this sound correctly:

(Note that in the video the term "soft palate" will be mentioned.
Soft palate means "the soft part at the back of the top of the mouth".)



Have you watched it? Good! Let's practice...

Say these words out loud (the e sound is bold):

1) part

2) start

3) arm

4) on

5) father

6) box

7) clock

8) not

9) top

10) rock

11) body

12) bottom

13) bottle

14) follow

15) document

16) apartment

17) possible

18) mom


Now say these sentences out loud (the e sound is bold):

1) He took a part of the rock.

2) Let's start from the top.

3) An arm is a part of the body.

4) The fox sits on the box.

5) Father has a new clock.

7) She will not follow this dog.

8) The bottom of the document was impossible to understand.

9) My mom has got a new apartment.

10) After I have seen the opera I was in shock!

Have you finished them all? Cool! 

Well done! You have completed the soft A sound lesson.

Let's move on...

Your next lesson: Lesson 14, Long O Sound (boat, know)

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