The document provides instructions on producing the /æ/ sound: 1. To produce the /æ/ sound, the tip of the tongue is slightly upward above the lower front teeth while the lips are widely opened and stretched upward. 2. The /æ/ sound is voiced with no vibration, and it occurs in initial and medial positions of words. 3. Several examples of words containing the /æ/ sound are provided, along with notes on silent letters that can precede the /æ/ sound.

1. /æ/ sound/æ/ sound

2. /æ/ sound/æ/ sound
• To produce the /æ/ sound, put the tip of
the tongue slightly upward and above the
lower front teeth. The teeth are slightly
parted while the lips are widely opened
and stretched upward.
• The sound is voiced so there should be
no vibration when it is produced. It occurs
only in the initial and medial positions.

3. Basic
PatternWritten a
= /æ/
Special Words:
Different Written
Vowel, Same Vowel
Sound
Homophones:
Same Pronunciation; Diff
cap /kæp/
has /hæz/
ask /æsk/
bass (fish) /bæs/
silent l
calf /kæf/
salve /sæv/
silent g
gnat /næt/
silent b
lamb /læm/
silent d
ma'am /mæm/
laugh /læf/
plaid /plæd/
ant aunt
band banned
dam damn

4. WORDSWORDS
brackish lacquer halves
gadget trap grass
wrath fragile hammock
package gallant panic
grasp fanatic patent
brag canned chance
plaque dazzle parasite
fabric Adam rack
hazard havoc traffic
parable camera back
hatchery tramp example
applicable stand band
flash cattle batter

5. PHRASESPHRASES
1. abandon the bank 6. a badge on his back
2. can’t stand the demands 7. bad manners
3. a sample of outcast humanity 8. lack of plants
4. a batch of bad actors 9. a family match
5. a gang of bandits 10. plants for the pageant

6. SENTENCESSENTENCES
1. Put the mat in the bathtub.
2. The band lacked talent.
3. It's a fact that math is hard to do.
4. The man lost his glasses in the sand.
5. Please pass the gas tank carefully.
6. Sandy and Dan danced and laughed all night.
7. Can you grab my knapsack strap?
8. I can pack your jam in a plastic bag.
9. On Saturday, the man with the plaid pants ran very fast.
10. Dad was very glad to accept the plaque.

7. Contrastive PairsContrastive Pairs
æ - ɔ
knack – knock cab – cob
band – bond black – block
1. a black block 3. a golden cap for the cop
2. a hat for the hot summer 4. a tap on the tabletop

8. æ – Eæ – E
flash – flesh sand – send
batter – better bag – beg
• begged to bring her bag
• send several sand bags
• lend me your land title
• said a sad farewell

9. æ – eyæ – ey
chasm – chaos gas – gaze
past – paste black – Blake
1. stayed behind to stand by 3. faked all the given facts
2. gazed at the gas station 4. played with her plaid skirt

10. tongue twistertongue twister
Sal’s pal packed flapjacks and slapped the
cat that sat on the hat in the back of the
sack of black mats by the flat pan stand
with a flashy brand beside the bags of
sand and clay near the flag and stag that
wore pants and stands on its hands and
brags to the man that crashed his van that
ran out of gas as his cans went kazam!