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 ( 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. 

If you feel comfortable pronouncing a word, you can remove the word by pressing the delete key.
If you feel the need to practice a word, you can add the word by clicking the Red Arrow button.

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