PHONETIC "a" words in the English language / buy a book

NOTE: These words are part of 9,000+ words which were compiled and graciously contributed by Alan Beale from his master list of 30,000 words which show his speech-sound notation for those 30,000 words. This makes it possible for him to efficiently generate lists of words which meet any speech-sound criteria. The following words meet our "Phonetic Word" criteria and should therefor be useful for teaching beginners. Almost all these words are very easy to read because all words with irregular spelling have been eliminated.

Where two listings are given for the same word, that word can be pronounced in two different ways

How this list came to be / The phonetic rules that governed the selection of the phonetic words.

a
aback
abacus
abaft
abash
abbess
abdominal
abduct
abeam
abed
abet
abhor
ability
abject
abjectly
abnormal
abnormality
abnormally
abolish
abominable
abominably
abort
abortive
abound
about
abracadabra
abrupt
abruptly
abruptness
abscond
absent
absentee
absently
absinthe
absolve
absorb
absorbent
absorbing
abstain
abstainer
abstinent
abstract
abstract
abstracted
abstractly
abstractness
absurd
absurdity
absurdly
abundant
abundantly
abut
abutment
abysmal
abysmally
abyss
academic
academically
academy
acclaim
accomplish
accomplishment
accord
accordingly
account
accountability
accountable
accountant
accounting
accredit
accredited
accrue
achoo
acrid
acrylic
act
acting
active
activist
activity
actress
ad
Adam
adamant
adamantly
adapt
adaptability
adaptable
adapter
add
addend
addenda
addendum
adder
addict
addict
addicted
addictive

additive
addle
address
addressee
adenoidal
adenoids
adept
adept
adeptly
adeptness
adman
administer
admirable
admirably
admiral
admiralty
admissibility
admissible
admit
admittedly
admonish
admonishment
admonitory
adopt
adopted
adoptive
adorable
adorably
adore
adorn
adornment
adrenaline
adrift
adroit
adroitly
adroitness
adult
adulterant
adulterer
adulteress
adultery
Advent
advent
adverb
adverse
adversity
advert
advert
advice
adz
afar
affability
affable
affably
affair
affairs
affect
affected
affecting
affinity
affirm
affirmative
affix
affix
afflict
afford
affordable
afforest
affray
afloat
aflutter
afoul
afraid
afresh
Africa
African
Afro
aft
after
afterbirth
afterburner
aftereffect
aftermath
afternoon
aftershock
aggressive
aglitter
agnostic
ago
agog
agree
agreeable
agreeably
agreed
agreement
aground
ahem
ahoy

aid
aide
ail
aileron
ailing
ailment
aim
aimless
aimlessly
aimlessness
ain’t
air
airbag
airborne
airbrush
aircraft
airily
airing
airless
airlift
airline
airlock
airmail
airman
airport
airs
airship
airsick
airsickness
airstrip
airway
airy
ajar
akimbo
akin
Al
alabaster
alacrity
Alan
alarm
alarming
alarmingly
alarmist
alas
albacore
Albert
album
alert
alertly
alertness
alfalfa
Alfred
alfresco
alga
alit
alkaline
alkalinity
alkaloid
all
allay
allegorical
allegorically
allegory
allegro
allied
alliterative
allot
allotment
allow
allowable
alloy
allspice
aloe
aloof
aloofness
aloud
alpaca
alpine
altimeter
alto
alum
alum
alumna
alumnus
am
amalgam
amass
amatory
Amazon
amber
ambivalent
ambivalently
amble
amend
amendable
amendment
amends
amenity

amethyst
amicability
amicable
amicably
amid
amidships
amidst
amiss
amity
ammo
amnesty
amount
amp
ampersand
ample
amply
an
anaconda
anagram
analysis
analyst
analytic
analytical
analytically
anapest
anathema
anatomic
anatomical
anatomically
and
android
Andy
anemometer
anesthetic
anesthetist
animal
animosity
animus
anise
Anna
annals
Anne
anneal
annex
annex
annoy
annoying
annoyingly
annul
annulment
anoint
anointment
anomaly
anon
ant
Antarctic
Antarctica
anteater
antenna
anthem
anther
anthrax
antibody
antic
antics
antifreeze
antipathy
antiquity
antiseptic
antiseptically
antithesis
antithetical
antler
anvil
apart
apartment
apathetic
apathetically
apathy
aplenty
apocalypse
apocalyptic
Apollo
apostasy
appall
appalling
appallingly
appeal
appealing
appease
appeaser
append
appendix
appertain
apple
applejack
applicability
applicable

applicant
applied
appoint
appointed
appointee
appointment
appositive
appraisal
appraise
appraiser
apprehend
apprehensive
approach
approachable
apricot
apse
apt
aptly
aptness
aquatic
aqueduct
aquifer
aquiline
arbiter
arc
arch
archenemy
archer
archery
archly
archway
Arctic
ardent
ardently
are
argon
ark
arm
armadillo
armament
armaments
armband
armchair
armpit
armrest
arms
army
arsenal
arsenic
art
artery
artful
artfully
artfulness
arthritic
Arthur
article
artifact
artillery
artisan
artist
artistic
artistically
artistry
artless
artlessly
artlessness
arts
artsy
arty
as
ash
ashen
ashes
ashore
ashtray
ashy
asinine
ask
aslant
asleep
asp
aspect
aspen
aspic
aspirant
aspirate
aspirin
ass
assail
assailable
assailant
assassin
assay
assay
assemble
assembler
assembly

assent
assert
assertive
assess
assessment
asset
assist
assistant
assort
assorted
assortment
aster
asterisk
astern
asteroid
astigmatic
astir
astonish
astonishing
astonishingly
astonishment
astound
astounding
astoundingly
astral
astray
asunder
at
Athens
athletic
athletically
athletics
Atlantic
Atlantis
atlas
atomic
atop
attach
attachment
attack
attacker
attain
attainable
attainment
attempt
attend
attendant
attentive
attest
attic
attract
attractive
avail
availability
available
avalanche
avatar
aver
averse
avert
avid
avidity
avidly
avoid
avoidable
avoidably
avow
avowal
await
away
ax
axes
axis
axle
axon
azimuth
Aztec