/æ/ vs /ɑ/

Front /æ/ (cat) vs open-back /ɑ/ (cot).

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# /æ/ vs /ɑ/

**Type:** Minimal pair contrast
**Kind:** Vowel

## Note
Front /æ/ (cat) vs open-back /ɑ/ (cot).

## Practice Pairs
- add / odd - onset
- adoption / adaption - nucleus
- adoptive / adaptive - nucleus
- chapfallen / chopfallen - nucleus
- ax / ox - onset
- bad / bod - nucleus
- bat / bot - nucleus
- batch / botch - nucleus
- cap / cop - nucleus
- cat / cot - nucleus
- chop / chap - nucleus
- cod / cad - nucleus
- hat / hot - nucleus
- hop / hap - nucleus
- job / jab - nucleus
- knock / knack - nucleus
- knot / nat - nucleus
- lack / lock - nucleus
- lap / lop - nucleus
- man / mon - nucleus
- mom / mam - nucleus
- not / nat - nucleus
- ox / axe - onset
- pack / pock - nucleus
- pad / pod - nucleus
- pal / pol - nucleus
- posh / pash - nucleus
- pot / pat - nucleus
- sack / sock - nucleus
- sock / sac - nucleus
- apt / opt - onset
- sap / sop - nucleus
- dab / dob - nucleus
- jack / jock - nucleus
- gat / got - nucleus
- gob / gab - nucleus
- mag / mog - nucleus
- adapt / adopt - nucleus
- blonde / bland - nucleus
- conquer / canker - nucleus
- packet / pocket - nucleus
- racket / rocket - nucleus
- splash / splosh - nucleus
- glossy / glassy - nucleus
- bandage / bondage - nucleus
- band / bond - nucleus
- bank / bonk - nucleus
- battle / bottle - nucleus
- black / block - nucleus
- black / bloc - nucleus
- fax / fox - nucleus
- flap / flop - nucleus
- flock / flak - nucleus
- fond / fand - nucleus
- hollow / hallow - nucleus
- ramp / romp - nucleus
- slap / slop - nucleus
- solve / salve - nucleus
- spot / spat - nucleus
- stack / stock - nucleus
- slob / slab - nucleus
- lax / lox - nucleus
- snag / snog - nucleus
- stamp / stomp - nucleus
- gnash / nosh - nucleus
- gobble / gabble - nucleus
- slash / slosh - nucleus
- valley / volley - nucleus
- ass / os - onset
- ba / baa - coda
- bah / baa - coda
- calendar / colander - nucleus
- manacle / monocle - nucleus
- cab / cob - nucleus
- calm / cam - nucleus
- god / gad - nucleus
- jog / jag - nucleus
- knot / gnat - nucleus
- map / mop - nucleus
- mom / ma'am - nucleus
- nap / knop - nucleus
- not / gnat - nucleus
- pop / pap - nucleus
- sad / sod - nucleus
- sock / sacque - nucleus
- gash / gosh - nucleus
- bash / bosh - nucleus
- cack / cock - nucleus
- hog / hag - nucleus
- knap / knop - nucleus
- nab / knob - nucleus
- sat / sot - nucleus
- impossible / impassable - nucleus
- active / octave - onset
- posture / pasture - nucleus
- strap / strop - nucleus
- bland / blond - nucleus
- copter / captor - nucleus
- plotter / platter - nucleus
- sadden / sodden - nucleus
- clock / clack - nucleus
- hollow / halloa - nucleus
- slot / slat - nucleus
- honk / hank - nucleus
- blab / blob - nucleus
- chappy / choppy - nucleus
- knotty / natty - nucleus
- smack / smock - nucleus
- plod / plaid - nucleus
- galley / golly - nucleus
- potter / patter - nucleus
- lacquer / locker - nucleus

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add
/æd/
vs

odd
/ɑd/

Onset
adoption
/əˈdɑp.ʃən/
vs

adaption
/əˈdæpʃən/

Nucleus
adoptive
/əˈdɑptɪv/
vs

adaptive
/əˈdæptɪv/

Nucleus
chapfallen
/ˈtʃæpˌfɔlən/
vs

chopfallen
/ˈtʃɑpˌfɔlən/

Nucleus
ax
/æks/
vs

ox
/ˈɑks/

Onset
bad
/bæd/
vs

bod
/bɑd/

Nucleus
bat
/bæt/
vs

bot
/bɑt/

Nucleus
batch
/bæt͡ʃ/
vs

botch
/bɑtʃ/

Nucleus
cap
/kæp/
vs

cop
/kɑp/

Nucleus
cat
/kæt/
vs

cot
/kɑt/

Nucleus
chop
/t͡ʃɑp/
vs

chap
/tʃæp/

Nucleus
cod
/kɑd/
vs

cad
/kæd/

Nucleus
hat
/hæt/
vs

hot
/hɑt/

Nucleus
hop
/hɑp/
vs

hap
/hæp/

Nucleus
job
/dʒɑb/
vs

jab
/dʒæb/

Nucleus
knock
/nɑk/
vs

knack
/næk/

Nucleus
knot
/nɑt/
vs

nat
/næt/

Nucleus
lack
/ˈlæk/
vs

lock
/lɑk/

Nucleus
lap
/ˈlæp/
vs

lop
/lɑp/

Nucleus
man
/mæn/
vs

mon
/mɑn/

Nucleus
mom
/mɑm/
vs

mam
/mæm/

Nucleus
not
/nɑt/
vs

nat
/næt/

Nucleus
ox
/ˈɑks/
vs

axe
/æks/

Onset
pack
/pæk/
vs

pock
drill word /pɑk/

Nucleus
pad
/pæd/
vs

pod
/pɑd/

Nucleus
pal
/pæl/
vs

pol
/pɑl/

Nucleus
posh
/pɑʃ/
vs

pash
/ˈpæʃ/

Nucleus
pot
/pɑt/
vs

pat
/ˈpæt/

Nucleus
sack
/ˈsæk/
vs

sock
/sɑk/

Nucleus
sock
/sɑk/
vs

sac
/sæk/

Nucleus
apt
/ˈæpt/
vs

opt
/ɑpt/

Onset
sap
/sæp/
vs

sop
drill word /sɑp/

Nucleus
dab
/dæb/
vs

dob
/dɑb/

Nucleus
jack
/dʒæk/
vs

jock
/ˈdʒɑk/

Nucleus
gat
/ɡæt/
vs

got
drill word /ɡɑt/

Nucleus
gob
/ɡɑb/
vs

gab
/ɡæb/

Nucleus
mag
/mæɡ/
vs

mog
/mɑɡ/

Nucleus
adapt
/əˈdæpt/
vs

adopt
/əˈdɑpt/

Nucleus
blonde
/blɑnd/
vs

bland
/blænd/

Nucleus
conquer
/ˈkɑŋkɚ/
vs

canker
/ˈkæŋkɚ/

Nucleus
packet
/ˈpæk.ɪt/
vs

pocket
/ˈpɑ.kɪt/

Nucleus
racket
/ˈɹækɪt/
vs

rocket
/ˈɹɑk.ɪt/

Nucleus
splash
/splæʃ/
vs

splosh
/splɑʃ/

Nucleus
glossy
/ˈɡlɑsi/
vs

glassy
/ˈɡlæsi/

Nucleus
bandage
/ˈbændɪd͡ʒ/
vs

bondage
/ˈbɑndɪdʒ/

Nucleus
band
/bænd/
vs

bond
/bɑnd/

Nucleus
bank
/ˈbæŋk/
vs

bonk
/bɑŋk/

Nucleus
battle
/ˈbætl̩/
vs

bottle
/ˈbɑ.tl̩/

Nucleus
black
/blæk/
vs

block
/blɑk/

Nucleus
black
/blæk/
vs

bloc
/blɑk/

Nucleus
fax
/fæks/
vs

fox
/fɑks/

Nucleus
flap
/flæp/
vs

flop
/flɑp/

Nucleus
flock
/flɑk/
vs

flak
/flæk/

Nucleus
fond
/fɑnd/
vs

fand
/fænd/

Nucleus
hollow
/ˈhɑ.loʊ/
vs

hallow
/ˈhæloʊ/

Nucleus
ramp
/ɹæmp/
vs

romp
/ɹɑmp/

Nucleus
slap
/slæp/
vs

slop
/slɑp/

Nucleus
solve
/sɑlv/
vs

salve
/sæ(l)v/

Nucleus
spot
/spɑt/
vs

spat
/spæt/

Nucleus
stack
/ˈstæk/
vs

stock
/stɑk/

Nucleus
slob
/ˈslɑb/
vs

slab
/slæb/

Nucleus
lax
/læks/
vs

lox
/lɑks/

Nucleus
snag
/snæɡ/
vs

snog
/snɑɡ/

Nucleus
stamp
/stæmp/
vs

stomp
/stɑmp/

Nucleus
gnash
/ˈnæʃ/
vs

nosh
/nɑʃ/

Nucleus
gobble
/ˈɡɑbəl/
vs

gabble
/ˈɡæbəl/

Nucleus
slash
/slæʃ/
vs

slosh
/slɑʃ/

Nucleus
valley
/ˈvæli/
vs

volley
/ˈvɑli/

Nucleus
ass
/æs/
vs

os
/ɑs/

Onset
ba
/bɑ/
vs

baa
/bæ/

Coda
bah
/bɑ/
vs

baa
/bæ/

Coda
calendar
/ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/
vs

colander
/ˈkɑləndɚ/

Nucleus
manacle
/ˈmænəkəl/
vs

monocle
/ˈmɑnəkəl/

Nucleus
cab
/kæb/
vs

cob
/kɑb/

Nucleus
calm
/kɑm/
vs

cam
/kæm/

Nucleus
god
/ɡɑd/
vs

gad
/ɡæd/

Nucleus
jog
/d͡ʒɑɡ/
vs

jag
/dʒæɡ/

Nucleus
knot
/nɑt/
vs

gnat
/næt/

Nucleus
map
/ˈmæp/
vs

mop
/mɑp/

Nucleus
mom
/mɑm/
vs

ma'am
/mæm/

Nucleus
nap
/ˈnæp/
vs

knop
/nɑp/

Nucleus
not
/nɑt/
vs

gnat
/næt/

Nucleus
pop
/pɑp/
vs

pap
/pæp/

Nucleus
sad
/sæd/
vs

sod
/sɑd/

Nucleus
sock
/sɑk/
vs

sacque
/sæk/

Nucleus
gash
/ɡæʃ/
vs

gosh
/ɡɑʃ/

Nucleus
bash
/bæʃ/
vs

bosh
/bɑʃ/

Nucleus
cack
/kæk/
vs

cock
/kɑk/

Nucleus
hog
/hɑɡ/
vs

hag
/hæɡ/

Nucleus
knap
/næp/
vs

knop
/nɑp/

Nucleus
nab
/næb/
vs

knob
/nɑb/

Nucleus
sat
/sæt/
vs

sot
/sɑt/

Nucleus
impossible
/ɪmˈpɑ.sə.bəl/
vs

impassable
/ˌɪmˈpæsəbəl/

Nucleus
active
/ˈæk.tɪv/
vs

octave
/ˈɑktɪv/

Onset
posture
/ˈpɑst͡ʃɚ/
vs

pasture
/ˈpæs.t͡ʃɚ/

Nucleus
strap
/stɹæp/
vs

strop
/stɹɑp/

Nucleus
bland
/blænd/
vs

blond
/blɑnd/

Nucleus
copter
/ˈkɑptɚ/
vs

captor
/ˈkæptɚ/

Nucleus
plotter
/ˈplɑtɚ/
vs

platter
/ˈplætɚ/

Nucleus
sadden
/ˈsædən/
vs

sodden
/ˈsɑ.dən/

Nucleus
clock
/klɑk/
vs

clack
/klæk/

Nucleus
hollow
/ˈhɑ.loʊ/
vs

halloa
/hæˈloʊ/

Nucleus
slot
/slɑt/
vs

slat
/slæt/

Nucleus
honk
/hɑŋk/
vs

hank
/hæŋk/

Nucleus
blab
/blæb/
vs

blob
/blɑb/

Nucleus
chappy
/ˈtʃæpi/
vs

choppy
/ˈtʃɑpi/

Nucleus
knotty
/ˈnɑti/
vs

natty
/ˈnæti/

Nucleus
smack
/smæk/
vs

smock
/smɑk/

Nucleus
plod
/plɑd/
vs

plaid
/plæd/

Nucleus
galley
/ˈɡæli/
vs

golly
/ˈɡɑli/

Nucleus
potter
/ˈpɑtɚ/
vs

patter
/ˈpæt.ɚ/

Nucleus
lacquer
/ˈlæk.ɚ/
vs

locker
/ˈlɑ.kɚ/

Nucleus

/æ/ vs /ɑ/

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