IA has many different sounds. We will look into each one and help you learn the patterns.

In the following list of words, the letter A is pronounced as the long A sound because of the ATION pattern and the silent E rule. If two vowels are together and both of them make clear sound, one of the clear vowels is stressed, so it is longer. Practice the following words.

If you have a hard time saying the sounds, try to insert the y sound between the long I sound and the long A sound. For example, try to say negotiate as N-E-G-O-SH-E-y-A-T.

In the following list of words, the letter I is pronounced as the long I sound and the letter A is pronounced as the schwa sound. If two vowels are together and both of them make clear sound, one of the clear vowels is stressed, so it is longer. Practice the following words.

If you have a hard time saying the sounds, try to insert the y sound between the long I sound and the schwa sound. For example, try to say bias as B-I-y-a-S.

In the following list of words, the letter I is pronounced as the long I sound and the letter A is pronounced as the short A sound. If two vowels are together and both of them make clear sound, one of the clear vowels is stressed, so it is longer. Practice the following words.

If you have a hard time saying the sounds, try to insert the y sound between the long I sound and the short A sound. For example, try to say diameter as D-I-y-A-M-E-T-ER.

In the following list of words, the letter I is pronounced as the short I sound and the letter A is pronounced as the schwa sound. If two vowels are together and both of them make clear sound, one of the clear vowels is stressed, so it is longer. Practice the following words.

In the following list of words, the letters IA is pronounced as the schwa sound because of the CIAL, CIAN, and TIAL patterns.

Look up the dictionary for the following words. Fiancé is a French word so it does not follow any patterns or rules.

If you feel comfortable pronouncing a word, you can remove the word by pressing the delete key.

You will need to invest 15 to 30 minutes a day to go through the list again. It may take a week for you to go through the list. Don't worry about if you remember the pattern or not because you will remember it later.