| {omit} | o-mit´ the word |
| {occupy} | oc´cu-py a seat |
| {recollect} | rec-ol-lect´ the incident |
| {suppose} | sup-pose´ Mars is inhabited |
| {advertisement} | ad-ver-tise´ment in the paper |
| {acknowledge} | ac-knowl´edge the defeat |
| {author} | au´thor of the story |
| {attendance} | at-tend´ance at school |
| {assassination} | as-sas-si-na´tion of Lincoln |
| {asked} | asked for help |
| {ascend} | as-cend´ the ladder |
| {article} | ar´ti-cle in the paper |
| {Arthur} | Ar´thur and his Round Table |
| {architecture} | ar´chi-tec-ture of the Greeks |
| {arctic} | arc´tic regions |
| {approximate} | ap-prox´i-mate number |
| {appreciate} | ap-pre´ci-ate your kindness |
| {Antarctic} | Ant-arc´tic Ocean |
| {ancient} | an´cient history |
| {altogether} | al-to-geth´er the best |
| {allege} | al-lege´ that he did it |
| {allegiance} | al-le´giance to the king |
| {alkali} | al´ka-li salt |
| {algebraic} | al-ge-bra´ic equation |
| {agreeable} | a-gree´a-ble companion |