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Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the letter 'a' in 'father'.

Acall
Bcake
CcalmCORRECT
Dcat
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
The 'a' in 'father' is the long back vowel /ɑː/, which also occurs in 'calm' /kɑːm/. 'Cat' has the short front vowel /æ/, 'cake' has the diphthong /eɪ/ and 'call' has the long vowel /ɔː/.
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