THE SPELLINGS OF /Ɑː/
Further practice
The spellings of /ɑː/
tar
/tɑ:/
heart
/hɑ:t
hard
/hɑ:d/
calm
/kɑ:m/
clerk
/klɑ:k/
laugh
/lɑ:f/
asking
/ˈɑ:skɪŋ/
marvellous
/ˈmɑ:vləs/
Ah! Barbara, Martha and Charles are dancing in the bar in the dark while Margaret is playing the guitar.
/ɑ: ˈbɑ:brə ˈmɑ:θə ənd ˈtʃɑ:lz ə ˈdɑ:nsɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈbɑ:r ɪn ðə ˈdɑ:k waɪl ˈmɑ:ɡrɪt ɪs ˈpleɪɪŋ ðə ɡɪˈtɑ:/
What a funny dancer Barbara is!
/ˈwɒt ə ˈfʌni ˈdɑ:nsə ˈbɑ:brə ˈɪz/
Let's take a fast photograph.
/ˈlets ˈteɪk ə ˌfɑ:st ˈfəʊtəɡrɑ:f/
We can't.
/wi ˈkɑ:nt/
It's too dark.
/ɪts ˈtu: ˈdɑ:k/
Stay calm!.
/ ˈsteɪ ˈkɑ:m/
No need for alarm.
/ˈnəʊ ˈni:d fər əˈlɑ:m/
The giraffe doesn't harm.
/ðə dʒɪˈrɑ:f ˈdʌznt ˈhɑ:m/