1. Please read the tip on the long A sound.
2. Remember the long A sound is the letter a with a bar above as ā and have the same sound as that of the letter A itself.
3. Click here to see all the patterns for the long A sound or right click the list box to choose patterns.
4. In the following example, "ue" are silent in the words plague and vague, and the letter A is pronounced as the long A sound. If you learn the word Hague, a city name, then you can apply the pattern to help you remember that the letter A is pronounced as the sound of the letter A itself and "ue" is silent.
5. Use our auto-play feature and other useful features to help you practice the words.

Using the video clips to guide you to learn how to pronounce the long A sound.

In the following example, you will learn that the letter A in "ation" is pronounced as the long A sound. You can practice the list of words to help you get rid of your accents. You will also learn that in the words nation and notion, the letter A is pronounced as the long A sound and the letter O is pronounced as the long O sound. 

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