‘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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