The /a/ sound

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Tongue	The tip of the tongue moves at the bottom of the mouth near the center.
Jaw	The jaw drops opening the mouth.
Vocal Chords	The vocal cords vibrate.

Examples of words with the /a/ sound

diet /ˈ d a ɪ ə t/ /ˈdaɪ-ət/	Pronounced by Kendra
arriving /ə ˈ r a ɪ v ɪ ŋ/ /ər-ˈaɪ-vɪŋ/	Pronounced by Joanna
heineken /ˈ h a ɪ n ə k ə n/ /ˈhaɪ-nə-kən/	Pronounced by Joanna
variety /v ə ˈ r a ɪ ə t i/	Pronounced by Joanna
shein /ˈ ʃ a ɪ n/	Pronounced by Joey
hawkeye /ˈ h ɔ k ˌ a ɪ/ /ˈhɔk-ˌaɪ/	Pronounced by Joanna
day-by-day /ˈ d e ɪ b a ɪ ˌ d e ɪ/ /ˈdeɪ-baɪ-ˌdeɪ/	Pronounced by Joey
violent /ˈ v a ɪ ə l ə n t/ˈ v a ɪ l ə n t	Pronounced by Joey
allows /ə ˈ l a ʊ z/ /əl-ˈaʊz/	Pronounced by Ivy
popeye /ˈ p ɑ ˌ p a ɪ/	Pronounced by Ivy

Examples of words with the /a/ sound