Vowel Sounds
/a, ʌ, æ/

I. Basic Sound-Spelling Pattern

/a/	/ʌ/	/æ/
cop /kap/ hot /hat/ clock klak/ stop /stap/ Bob /bab/ silent b bomb /bam/	cup /kʌp/ hut /hʌt/ sum /sʌm/ nun /nʌn/ silent b crumb /krʌm/ dumb /dʌm/ numb /nʌm/ thumb /Θʌm/	cap /kæp/ hat /hæt/ have /hæv/ has /hæz/ had /hæd/ ask /æsk/ bass (fish) /bæs/ silent g gnat /næt/ silent b lamb /læm/ silent d ma'am /mæm/ can-can't /kæn-kænt/

/a/

/ʌ/

/æ/

cop /kap/
hot /hat/
clock klak/
stop /stap/
Bob /bab/

cup /kʌp/
hut /hʌt/
sum /sʌm/
nun /nʌn/

silent b
crumb /krʌm/
dumb /dʌm/
numb /nʌm/
thumb /Θʌm/

cap /kæp/
hat /hæt/
have /hæv/
has /hæz/
had /hæd/
ask /æsk/
bass (fish) /bæs/

can-can't
/kæn-kænt/

/a/	/ʌ/	/æ/
balm /bam/ calm /kam/ palm /pam/ psalm /sam/	was /wʌz/ does /dʌz/ rough /rʌf/ tough /rʌf/ blood /blʌd/ flood /flʌd/ month /mʌnΘ/ months /mʌns/ come /kʌm/ done /dʌn/ glove /glʌv/ love /lʌv/ none /nʌn/ some /sʌm/	laugh /læf/ plaid /plæd/

/a/	/ʌ/	/æ/
balm bomb knot not	dun done nun none sum some one won	ant aunt band banned dam damn