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‘a’ initial letter sound in phonics

a (pronounced as ‘ah’) is the phonics sound for the letter A.

Examples of a letter sound words

  • Ant
  • Apple
  • Acting
  • Angry
  • Adult
  • Agree
  • Asleep

Don’t mix up the sound a with the letter A

The name for this letter is A (pronounced as ‘ay’) and the sound it makes is a (pronounced as ‘ah’). 

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