Reading Words With a Short Vowel /a/ Sound

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In this lesson, you will practice reading words with a short vowel /a/ sound.

Your goal is to be able to read each word correctly and write the word by listening to all the individual letter sounds in the word.

Get started with this fun video!

Keep it up with some hands-on practice!

Follow these steps.

1. Print the Short /a/ Picture Cards found under Downloadable Resources in the right-hand sidebar.

2. Cut out the letters and the picture cards.

3. Lay the cards out on the table in front of you.

Now, you can find the /a/ sound in words on your own!

Follow these steps.

1. Point to the picture of the apple.

1. Say the letter name A.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /a/ sound.

4. Stretch the /a/ sound in the word apple by saying aaaapple.

2. Point to the picture of the alligator.

1. Say the letter name A.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /a/ sound.

4. Stretch the /a/ sound in the word alligator by saying aaaaligator.

3. Point to the picture of the ant.

1. Say the letter name A.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /a/ sound.

4. Stretch the /a/ sound in the word ant by saying aaaant.

3. Point to the picture of the cat.

1. Say the letter name A.

2. Next say the picture name.

3. Now say the short /a/ sound.

• Where do you hear the short /a/ sound in this word?

4. Stretch the /a/ sound in the middle of the word cat by saying caaaat.

Great job!

• Are you ready for more practice?
  

Follow these steps.

1. Print the Short /e/ Segmenting Words Graphic Organizer (Downloadable Resources).

2. Cut out the picture cards.

3. Lay the cards and the segmenting mat out on the table in front of you.

Now, you can practice segmenting the short /e/ sound in words!

Follow these steps.

1. Begin with the picture of the egg. Say egg.

2. Now say the beginning sound in egg, /e/.

3. Next say the ending sound in egg, /g/.

4. Now, as you say each sound, move a penny onto the mat. Say /e/ and move a penny onto the first block. Say /g/ and move another penny onto the next block.

Moving the pennies onto the mat from the beginning of the word to the end as you say each sound will help you to hear and visualize each sound in the word.

• How many sounds does the word up have?

The word egg has only two sounds.

5. Now try saying the sounds in bed.

• How many sounds do you hear in the word bed?

Yes, there are three sounds in the word bed.

6. Repeat this procedure for the picture cards red and hen.

Nice job!

Move to the Got It? section to practice some more!