Equivalents
ea as in heart
ua as in guard
c as in sergeant
Phonetic Symbol, /ɑ/
pa, ta, ka, ba, da, ga
ath, az, al, am, an, ang
| alms | park | father | 
| arch | parlor | varnish | 
| argue | pardon | tardy | 
| arbutus | bargain | darling | 
| armory | market | darted | 
| ardent | marvel | darken | 
| armistice | Wah-wah | gnarled | 
- Margery put lard in the tarts
- The farmer started the market in his cart.
- Starving sharks darted after the little bark.
- Mark parsed ''hark,'' ''charge,'' and ''bombard.''
- Mrs. Barber thought the yarn was a bargain.
- Papa drove the car into the farther yard.
- Martha calmly put the balm on her father's smarting arm.
| large | sharp | calm | 
| lark | shark | cargo | 
| larch | charm | carpet | 
| larva | chart | garden | 
| rajah | Jar | guard | 
| sarcasm | Jargon | qualm | 
| sergeant | yard | harvest | 
| Czar | card | hearth | 
- Father bought a large farm in Arkansas.
- Arnold and Arthur darted under the arbor.
- The silver star sparkled on the dark carpet.
- In March we embarked with a large cargo of Palin.
- The artist sketched the arch in Mr. Arden's garden.
- Marcus said, ' The cards and the charts are in the barn'.
- Barbara and Margaret were charmed with the large farmhouse parlor.
- The hart jumped bars and crossed the marsh in the darkness.
- On Arbor Day the children marched to the park and planted a larch.
- Archibald argued with Harvey about the quality of the khaki scarf.
- The guard in the army led the parson and the sergeant through the yard to the arsenal.
- "Hark! Hark! the lark at heaven's gate sings. "
- But the kitten, how she starts, Crouches, stretches, paws, and darts.
 
                