Name PP4
© 2013 Core Knowledge FoundationUnit 5^183
Tricky Spelling ‘a’
The letter ‘a’ can stand for 4 sounds. Which sounds does it stand for in
the underlined letters in these words?
Alaska /a/ as in /a/ as in cattable ^ //aw/ as in ə/ as in aboutwall
America /ae/ as in /a/ as in cattable ^ //aw/ as in ə/ as in aboutwall
talk /ae/ as in /a/ as in cattable ^ //aw/ as in ə/ as in aboutwall
Canada /ae/ as in /a/ as in cattable ^ //aw/ as in ə/ as in aboutwall
Abraham /ae/ as in /a/ as in cattable ^ //aw/ as in ə/ as in aboutwall
banana /ae/ as in /a/ as in cattable ^ //aw/ as in ə/ as in aboutwall
Arabia /ae/ as in /a/ as in cattable ^ //aw/ as in ə/ as in aboutwall
Almanac /ae/ as in /a/ as in cattable ^ //aw/ as in ə/ as in aboutwall
Africa /ae/ as in /a/ as in cattable ^ //aw/ as in ə/ as in aboutwall