Decoding exercises: "ua"

The letter combination "ua" has several different pronunciations. Normally each vowel is pronounced independently in a separate syllable. See Decoding the letter U and Decoding the letter A.

"ua" in the same syllable
"u" as /w/
 * "a" as /ɒ/: quality, qualify, quantity
 * "a" as /ɔː/: quarter
 * "a" as /eɪ/: equation
 * "a" as /ɪ/: language
 * "a" as /ə/: equal
 * "a" with magic "e" as /eɪ/: persuade
 * "a" with magic "e" as //: square
 * "a" with magic "e" as /ə/: adequate

Silent "u"
 * "a" as /ɑː/: guard
 * "a" as /æ/: guarantee