I'm John Russell.

Today, like every day ends with an A.

That's right.

Today we are exploring the vowel sound.

A You can think of a as hardworking vowel.

It shows up every day of the week.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Saturday.

To make the A sound.

Your lips should not be rounded.

They should be somewhat relaxed.

Hey, hey, Your tongue should be somewhat tense and in a medium high position toward the front of your mouth If your mouth were a three by three box, this is where your tongue should be.

A has a few common spellings.

Many words that have an A plus.

Constant sound plus e have an A sound, as in save, Take, came, save, take came.

Another common spelling is the letters A I as in rain pain gain rain pain gain.

Then there is the E.

I.

G H.

Spelling as in eight way Wait, neighbor.

That's all for today.