THE SOUNDS |A| TO |AW|

This document comprises all collections of words with a stressed syllable beginning with one of the six vowel sounds that come before the consonant sound |B|:

1. |A|     2. |AE|     3. |AH|     4. |AI|     5. |AU|     6. |AW|

1

|A|
as in up and oven (and err)

With primary stress on:

first syllable:

( EAR·l·y; EARN(ED); EARTH; EARTH-ly [l&]; ERR(ED); HERB(S) [var:cp |H|]; ) O·n·ion(s); O·th·er; O·th·er-WISE; O·v·en(s); O·v·en-WARE; U·g·ly; UN- [prefix as in UN-A·b·le and UN-DO]; UN·c·le(s); UN·d·er; UN·d·er-GROUND [adj,n]; UN-guent(s) [l&]; UN-TO or UN·t·o [lit]; UP; U·pp·er; UP-RIGHT; UP-SET(S) [n]; UP-STAIRS; ( URGE(D); UR·g·ent; ) US; U·sh·er(ed/s); UT-MOST; U·tt·er-MOST [lit]

second syllable:

ACT UP [ and all other one-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses and participles followed by UP as adverb ]; BRING/BROUGHT UN·d·er [ and all other one-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses and participles followed by UN·d·er as adverb ]; DAM(MED) UP [l/f]; ( di-UR·n·al [l/f]; ) DRESS(ED) / GEARED UP; GIRD/GIRT UP [lit]; GIVE/GAVE UP (the GHOST); have/had O·th·er FISH to FRY; RUB(BED) UP(; UN-EARTH(ED) )

third syllable:

AC·t·ed UP [ and all other two-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses and participles followed by UP as adverb ]; BOL·st·er(ed) UP; BU·ck·le(d) UN·d·er [ and all other two-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses and participles followed by UN·d·er as adverb ]; GIR·d·ed UP [lit]; RUB(BED) you UP (the RIGHT / WRONG WAY)

fourth syllable:

HOLD/HELD your HEAD(S) UP

With secondary stress on:

first syllable:

U·n·a-BA·t·ed; U·n·a-LLOYED [lit]; UN-BI·dd·en [lit]; UN-BRI·d·led [lit]; $UN·c·le $SAM [lit]; UN-CRU·sh·a·b·le [l&]; UN·d·er the [A]E·g·is of [lit]; UN-DY-ing [lit]; UN-EARTH(ED); UN-HO·l·y [l&]; UN-MAN(NED) [lit]; UN-QUI-et [lit]; UN-RA·v·el([l]ed); UN-re-QUI·t·ed [lit]; UN-SU·ll·ied [lit]; UN-TOLD [lit]; UN-|J|U·s·u-al or -|J|U·s·u·|w|·al or -|J|US'-|w|al or -|J|U·su·al; UN-VERSED in [l/f]; UP-HOLD/-HELD; UP to the HILT; U·sh·er(ed) IN / OUT [v+adv]

third syllable:

TURN(ED) the O·th·er CHEEK

2

|AE| (ASH)
as in act and animal

With primary stress on:

first syllable:

A·cc·l·i-MATE/-MA·t·ed [var:cp |K|]; A·cc·u·r·ate; A·c·o-LYTE(S) [l&]; ACT(S)/AC·t·ed; A·c·u·m·en [var:cp |K|]; ADD/A·dd·ed; A·dd·ict(s); A-DDRESS/-DDRE·ss·es [n;var:cp |D|]; A-DEPT (at / in) [adj; var:cp |D|]; A-DEPT(S) or A·d·ept(s) [n]; A-DULT [adj;var:cp |D|]; A-DULT(S) [n;var:cp |D|]; AD-ver-TIZE(D) [or -TISE(D)]; AD-ver-TIZE-ment(s) [or -TISE-][var:cp |T| and |V|]; AE·r·ie(s) [or ·y/·ies; var:cp |E| and |I|; cp EY·r·ie(s) under |AI|; n]; AE·r·y [var:cp |E|; adj]; AI·r·y [var:cp |E|]; A-FFLU-ent or A·ff·lu|·w·|ent; $A·f·ri·c·an(s); AF·t·er [var:cp |AH|; used in alliterative phrases of the type X AF·t·er X, such as A·c·re AF·t·er A·c·re or GE·n·e-RA·ti·on AF·t·er GE·n·e-RA·ti·on]; AF·t·er-ward(s) or AF·t·e'·w·ard(s) [var:cp |AH|]; A-LLY/-LLIED/-LLIES [var:cp |L|]; AM-bi-ence [or -ance][lit]; AN [if stressed]; A·n·a-LYZE(D) or AN-'l-YZE(D) [or -(L)YSE(D)]; AN·c·i-LLA·r·y/·ies [var:cp |S|]; AND [if stressed; used in alliterative phrases of the type X AND X, such as a-NO·th·er AND a-NO·th·er]; AN-gle(s); A·n·i·m·al(s); A·n·i·m·ate; ANN-als or A·nn·als; AN·sw·er(ed/s) [var:cp |AH|]; AN·sw·e·r·èd [poetic var:cp |AH|]; AN·t·i-PODE; A·pp·le(s); A·pp·li·c·a·b·le [var:cp |P|]; A·p·ri-COT(S) [var:cp |EI|]; A·qu·i-LINE or ·i·l·ine; ASH; ASH/A·sh·es; A·s·i-NINE or AS-'n-INE; ASK(ED) [var:cp |AH|]; A·sk·èd [poetic var:cp |AH|]; AUNT(S) [var:cp |AH|]; A·v·a-TAR(S) [var:cp |T|]

second syllable:

IN-A·n·i·m·ate; me-AN·d·er(ed/s); pi-A·n·o(s) [var:cp |P|]; pi-A·n·ist(s) [var:cp |P|]; re-AC-tion(s); re-AC-tio-NA·r·y or -tio·n·a·r·y or -tion'-ry; re-A·l·i·t·y; WHERE-AS [var:cp |R|]

third syllable:

BE·st·i- or BES·t·|sh|i-A·l·i·t·y [l/f]; COUN·t·er-ACT/-AC·t·ed [var:cp |R|]; IN·t·er-ACT/-AC·t·ed [var:cp |R|]; IN·t·er-AC-tion(s) [var:cp |R|]

fourth syllable:

fa-MI·l·i-A·r·i·t·y/·ies [var:cp |J|]

With secondary stress on:

first syllable:

A·b·e-RRA·ti·on(s); AB-ne-GA·ti·on; AB·s·en-TEE(S); ADD/A·dd·ed FU-el to the FIRE / FLAMES; A·dd·re-SSEE(S) [var:see |S|]; AL·t·e-R+E·g·o(s) or ·er E·g·o(s) [var:cp |AW|;lit]; AL-u-MI·n·i-um; ; /·i-SES or A·n·ag-; AN·t·e-DI-LU·vi-an or ·e·d·i- or ·v·ian [lit]; A·pp·le of DI-SCORD [l/f]; A·pp·l·i·c·a-BI·l·i·t·y [var:see |B|]; A·r·ith-ME·t·ic [adj]; A·r·ith-ME·t·i·c·al; A·tt·a-CHÉ(S) [var:cp |T|]

fourth syllable:

BOTH the GOLD AND the GRIT

3

|AH|
as in ah and arch

With primary stress on:

first syllable:

AF·t·er [var:cp |AE|; used in alliterative phrases of the type X AF·t·er X, such as A·c·re AF·t·er A·c·re or GE·n·e-RA·ti·on AF·t·er GE·n·e-RA·ti·on]; AF·t·er-ward(s) or AF·t·e'·w·ard(s) [var:cp |AE|]; AH; AN·sw·er(ed/s) [var:cp |AE|]; AN·sw·e·r·èd [poetic var:cp |AE|]; ARCH/AR·ch·es; ARCH-WAY(S); AR·g·o·s·y/·ies [lit]; AR·g·ue(d); ARM(S); AR·m·o[u]r; AR·m·y/·ies; ART(S); AR·t·ist(s); AR·t·i·c·le(s); AR·t·i·z·an(s) [or ·s·; var:cp |Z|]; ASK(ED) [var:cp |AE|]; A·sk·èd [poetic var:cp |AE|]; AUNT(S) [var:cp |AE|]; HO·n·est [ and all other words or phrases with primary-stressed first syllable under |O|, if the syllable-initial vowel is pronounced |AH| instead of |O| ]; OFF [var:cp |AW| and |O|]; $R [pron. |AH(R)|]

second syllable:

BACK(ED) / BEAT OFF [ and all other one-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses or participles followed by OFF as an adverb ] [var:cp |AW| and |O|]; bey-OND [ and all other words or phrases with primary-stressed second syllable under |O|, if the syllable-initial vowel is pronounced |AH| instead of |O| ]; FORE- or fore-ARM(ED) [v]

third syllable:

A·b·i-O·t·ic [ and all other words or phrases with primary-stressed third syllable under |O|, if the syllable-initial vowel is pronounced |AH| instead of |O| ]; ARM=in=ARM; BAD-ly=OFF [var:cp |AW| and |O|]; BEA·t·en / BEE·t·le(d) / BI·tt·en / BRO·k·en / BUN·d·le(d) OFF [ and all other two-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses or participles followed by OFF as an adverb ][var:cp |AW| and |O|]

With secondary stress on:

first syllable:

O·p·e-RA·ti·on(s) [ and all other words or phrases with secondary-stressed first syllable under |O|, if the syllable-initial vowel is pronounced |AH| instead of |O| ]

second syllable:

CHA-OS [var:see |K|; l&][ and all other words or phrases with secondary-stressed second syllable under |O|, if the syllable-initial vowel is pronounced |AH| instead of |O| ]; FORE-ARM(S) [n]

third syllable:

CAT-al-OG[UE](S) [var:see |K|; cp |AW|]

4

|AI|
as in aisle or isle, eye or i and ice

With primary stress on:

first syllable:

AI [interjection]; AI(S) [n]; AISLE(S); AY[E] [adv;var:cp |EI|; lit or dialectical]; AYE [adv; lit, dialectical or nautical]; AY[E](S) [n]; EI·th·er [var:cp |EE|]; EYE(S); EYE=CA·tch·ing; EYE to EYE; EY·r·ie(s) [cp AE·r·ie(s) under |AE|, |E| and |I|]; ($)I [pron. |AI|]; ICE; ICE CREAM(S) [var:cp |K|]; I·d·e-a-LI·s·m [var:cp |D|]; IDES [lit]; IRE [lit]; IRE·f·ul [lit]; I-|a|ron; I·r·on [poetic var]; I-|a|ron-CLAD(S) [n]; I·r·o·n·y/·ies; ISLE(S) [lit]; I·t·em(s); I·v·y; I·v·y=CLAD [lit]

fourth syllable:

SEE(N)/SAW EYE to EYE

fifth syllable:

$an EYE for an EYE (and a TOOTH for a TOOTH)

With secondary stress on:

first syllable:

I·d·e-O·l·o·g·y/·ies [var:cp |I|]; I-|a|ron-CLAD [adj]

third syllable:

AS-in-INE [var:see |AE|]

5

|AU|
as in ow, hour or our and out

With primary stress on:

first syllable:

HOUR(S); OUNCE/OUN·c·es [l&]; OUR(S); OUT [used in alliterative phrases of the type X IN, X OUT, such as DAY IN, DAY OUT]; OU·t·er; OUT-SIDE [adj/n/prep; var:cp |S|]; OW; OWL(S)

second syllable:

BEAT OUT [ and all other one-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses and participles followed by OUT as an adverb (and, if applicable, a preposition) ]; BLOW(N)/BLEW OUT; COME/CAME OUT (of); COUNT / LOG(GED) OUT; LOOK(ED) OUT (for); METE OUT (to) [l/f]

third syllable:

BEA·t·en OUT [ and all other two-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses and participles followed by OUT as an adverb (and, if applicable, a preposition) ]; COUN·t·ed OUT; IN·s·ide OUT; ME·t·ed OUT (to) [l/f]; OUT=and=OUT [var:cp |D|]; OUT=and=OU·t·er [var:cp |D|]; SA·ll·y/·ied OUT [l/f]; U·sh·er(ed) OUT

fourth syllable:

BEAT / BLOW(N)/BLEW your BRAINS OUT

fifth syllable:

BEA·t·en your BRAINS OUT

With secondary stress on:

first syllable:

AU·t·o·:da=FÉ/·os=da=FÉ [var:cp |AW|]; OUT=and=OUT or OU·t·:an-D:OUT; OUT=and=OU·t·er or OU·t·:an-D:OU·t·er; OUT-DOOR(S); OUT of GEAR; OUT of SIGHT(, OUT of MIND); OUT·s·ide IN

second syllable:

$H HOUR

fourth syllable:

FIRST IN, FIRST OUT

6

|AW|
as in awe, all, auction, or and ought

With primary stress on:

first syllable:

ALL; AL-MOST or AL·m·ost [var:cp |M|]; AL-WAYS or -ways; AU·b·urn; AUC-tion(s); AU·g·ur(ed) [lit]; $AU·g·ust [n]; AU·t·umn; AWE [n]; AWE(D) [v;lit]; AW·f·ul [l&]; AW·k·ward; O'ER [lit]; OFF [var:cp |AH| and |O|]; OFT [var:cp |O|; lit]; OFT= [var:cp |O|; in compounds;lit]; OF·t·en or O·ft·en [var:cp |O|]; OR; OR·d·er; OR·d·ers (are OR·d·ers); OR·d·i·n·a·r·y or ORD-'n-A·r·y or ORD'-na·r·y or OR·d·in'-ry; OR·g·an(s); O·r·i-ent [var:cp |O|; adj;lit]; (the) $O·r·i-ent [var:cp |O|; l/f]; O·r·i-ent/-en·t·ed [var:cp |O|; v]; O·r·i-en-TATE/-TA·t·ed [var:cp |O|]; OR·n·a·m·ent(s); OUGHT

second syllable:

at ALL [var:cp |T|]; BACK(ED) / BEAT OFF [ and all other one-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses or participles followed by OFF as an adverb ] [var:cp |AH| and |O|]

third syllable:

BAD-ly=OFF [var:cp |AW| and |O|]; BEA·t·en / BEE·t·le(d) / BI·tt·en / BRO·k·en / BUN·d·le(d) OFF [ and all other two-syllable infinitives, present or past tenses or participles followed by OFF as an adverb ][var:cp |AH| and |O|]; E|k·s|tra-OR·d·i·n·a·r·y or -ORD-'n-A·r·y or -ORD'-na·r·y or -OR·d·in'-ry [var:cp |ST|]; JA·ck·:of=ALL=TRADES/JACK·s·: [var:cp |V|]; ME·d·i-O·c·ri·t·y/·ies

With secondary stress on:

first syllable:

ALL that GLI·tt·ers is NOT GOLD; AL·t·e-R+E·g·o(s) or ·er E·g·o(s) [var:cp |AE|;lit]; AU·t·o·:da=FÉ/·os=da=FÉ [var:cp |AU|]; OR·g·a·n·i-ZA·ti·on(s) [or -SA·]

second syllable:

BE=ALL and END=ALL

third syllable:

CAT-al-OG[UE](S) [var:see |K|; cp |AH|]