276 TRAP /a/ “cat” vs START /ɑː/ “cart” Phrases (with minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /a/ - /ɑː/) 1 Pat’s part 2 Have you halved it? 3 Samread a psalm 4 The park was packed
Sentences (with minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /a/ - /ɑː/)
1 Can you make that varnish vanish, or can’t you? 2 Max chatted about the chart showing the students’marks. 3 While listening to jazz, the lad stored the lard in jars. 4 Had I known the hamwas harmful, I would hardly have eaten it! 5 Pam always makes a hash of palm-reading because she says such harsh things.