In this lesson, students learn to reproduce the /ɑ/ sound (as in "caught"). They practice writing and producing this vowel sound through various tasks and compare /ɑ/ and /æ/ (e.g., caught/cat). Includes a pronunciation diagram and audio.

Please note that we use the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent sounds on our site. This lesson is based on the typical North American pronunciation of /ɑ/ (also known as "short O"). Pronunciation of this sound may differ by country and/or region.