What words have an A vowel sound?

You're asking for words that have the vowel sound of "A" as in "father," right? It's a bit tricky because the "A" sound can be spelled in many different ways. Here's a breakdown:

Common spellings:

* A: cat, bat, hat, man, plan

* AI: rain, pain, sail, wait, snail

* AY: day, say, play, may, stay

* AU: caught, taught, daughter, fault, naughty

* AW: saw, straw, draw, yawn, dawn

Less common spellings:

* E: said, head, bread, friend, dead

* EI: eight, neighbor, freight, reign

* EY: they, hey, obey, prey, key

* OA: broad, boat, coat, road, toad

* OE: toe, hoe, goes, doe, shoe

* O: want, wash, walk, war, what

* U: but, cup, mud, nut, sun

* Y: my, cry, try, fly, sky

Remember:

* The vowel sound is about how the word sounds, not just how it's spelled.

* Some words with the "A" sound have different pronunciations depending on regional accents.

Let me know if you'd like examples of words using a specific spelling or if you have any other questions about vowel sounds!