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The syllable 'æk'

/æk/

Phonetic Ponunciation of the syllable 'æk'

Sound	Tongue	Lips	Jaw	Teeth	Air	Vocal Chords
/æ/	The tongue is wide. The front stays forward, touching the back of the bottom front teeth. The back part of the tongue stretches up.		The jaw drops.			The vocal cords vibrate.
/k/	The back part of the tongue reaches up and touches the soft palate, cutting off the air. The tongue pulls away and the air flows.	The lips position to adjust the sound that comes next.			Air passes through the mouth. First, the air stops. Then, it flows.	The vocal cords do not vibrate.

Examples of words with the /æk/ syllable

backpack /ˈ b æ k ˌ p æ k/ /ˈbæk-ˌpæk/	Pronounced by Joey
zachariah /ˌ z æ k ə r ˈ a ɪ ə/