Welcome to the practice page for /æ/ vowel (as in ‘Trap’) in General American English (GenAm).

/æ/ Words

Trap	Ask	Flat	Smash	Lab
Ab	App	Cat	Had	Brand
Cab	At	Grass	Clap	Fad
Tag	Ad	Last	Bath	Bad
Badge	Blast	Man	Laugh	Catch

/æ/ Phrases- Repeated Occurrence

Back pack	Damp rag	Gal app	Flat map	Drab band
Pass class	Black cat	Cash app	Bath mat	Brand tag
Grab bag	Glass rack	Math lab	Snack sack	Can ask
Nats bat	Have tab	Catch nap	Fan chat	Had blast
Van ad	Dad clash	Fast track	At last	Hat flap

/æ/ Phrases- Single Occurrence

Loud gab	New pal	Will chat	Very fast	Police badge
Cat meow	Feel mad	Loud crack	Ab work	Be back
Flat bed	Need cash	Google map	Yell at	Grass blade
Need nap	Take cab	Pack up	Free app	Best man
Large sack	Bat girl	Read ad	Sun tan	Loud band

/æ/ Sentences- Repeated Occurrence

To get flat abs, you must work fast	The van has a flat tire
Jack will pass along the badge	I took a lap around the fast track
Pat is in math class	My map app said to take another lap
Track Shack is having a brand-new sale	Use sand and wax to clean the bathtub
Val is my gal pal	Grab a swag bag by the front door

/æ/ Sentences- Single Occurrence

The giant crab is looking for food	We will chat with the professor
I took a cab to the party	The news often makes me sad
The dress is a name brand	Did he ask you about the show
The TA agent lost his badge	The candle wax is on the table
The task is now to clean up	We sat down to wait for the Uber