æ
Common English words with this sound
a~eh (cat)
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| action | /ˈækʃən/ | — | A1 | |
| activity | /ækˈtɪvəɾi/ | /ækˈtɪvəti/ | A1 | |
| actor | /ˈæktɚ/ | /ˈæktə/ | A1 | |
| add | /æd/ | — | A1 | |
| address | /ˈæˌdrɛs/ | /ˈæˌdres/ | A1 | |
| after | /ˈæftɚ/ | /ˈɑːftə/ | A1 | |
| afternoon | /ˌæftɚˈnun/ | /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ | A1 | |
| album | /ˈælbəm/ | — | A1 | |
| am | /æm/ | — | A1 | |
| an | /æn/ | — | A1 | |
| angry | /ˈæŋɡri/ | — | A1 | |
| animal | /ˈænəməl/ | — | A1 | |
| answer | /ˈænsɚ/ | /ˈɑːnsə/ | A1 | |
| apple | /ˈæpl̩/ | — | A1 | |
| as | /æz/ | — | A1 | |
| ask | /æsk/ | /ɑːsk/ | A1 | |
| at | /æt/ | — | A1 | |
| aunt | /ænt/ | /ɑːnt/ | A1 | |
| back | /bæk/ | — | A1 | |
| bad | /bæd/ | — | A1 |