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These are some of the short "a" word families we have been working on in school.  You should be able to sound these words out. You may also click on the games to play with the short "a" sound.

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Click here to play short "a" games.

We are going to practice reading lots of short a words.  Short a gets its sound from the word apple.  See how many of the word families you can read.

     at
    am
    an
    ack
     bat
     ham
     can
     back
     cat
     jam
     Dan
     hack
     fat
     m'am
     fan
     Jack
     hat
     Pam
     Jan
     lack
     mat
     ram
     man
     Mack
     pat
     Sam
     Nan
     pack
     rat
     yam
     pan
     rack
     sat
 
     ran
     sack
     brat
 
     tan
     tack
     flat
 
      van
     track
     slat
 
     Stan
     black

Now try to read more word families.  Remember that short a says a as in apple.  See if you can spell the words too.

    ab
    ad
    ag
    all
     ap
     cab
     bad
     bag
     ball
     cap
     dab
     dad
     hag
     call
     gap
     fab
     fad
     jag
     fall
     lap
     jab
     had
     lag
     hall
     map
     nab
     lad
     nag
     mall
     nap
     crab
     mad
     rag
     tall
     rap
     slab
     pad
     sag
     wall
     sap
     blab
     sad
     tag
     stall
     tap
     drab
     tad
     wag
 
     zap
     slab
     Brad
     zag
 
     trap
 
     glad
     brag
 
     slap
   
     drag
 
     clap
   
     flag
 
     flap
       
     strap

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If you can read the first word in each word family, you can sound out the rest of the words because they all rhyme.