Where the spelling is <a>, the pronunciation is never ʌ !
It’s often æ (bad, stand, apple), or ɑː (father, cart), or ə (ago, allow, comma). There are other possibilities (square, watch, warm, village, play,…). But it is never ʌ.
Where the spelling is <a>, the pronunciation is never ʌ !
It’s often æ (bad, stand, apple), or ɑː (father, cart), or ə (ago, allow, comma). There are other possibilities (square, watch, warm, village, play,…). But it is never ʌ.