English Pronunciation 👄 Short Vowel - /æ/ - ‘trap’, ‘stamp’ & ‘back’

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This is a short vowel sound - it's pronounced  /æ/. Now you try - listen and repeat after me:  
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/æ/ /æ/. Now here are some words which  have this sound: 'trap', 'stamp', 'back',  
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'lap'. Now you try - listen carefully and repeat  after me: 'trap', 'stamp', 'back', 'lap'. Good.
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