Complete the short a word

Key Notes :

🎯 When a vowel comes before just consonants, the vowel usually does not say its name. It makes a short vowel sound instead.

🎯 The letter a is a vowel. When a comes before just consonants, a does not say its name. Instead, it makes a short a sound (/ă/), like in cat or axe.

cat

axe

Learn with an example

✈️ Listen to the word. Then, fill in the missing letter.

____at

  • m
  • c
  • h
  • The missing letter is c. The letters c-a-t make the word cat.

cat

✈️ Listen to the word. Then, fill in the missing letter.

___ad

  • s
  • p
  • b
  • The missing letter is p. The letters p-a-d make the word pad.

pad

✈️ Listen to the word. Then, fill in the missing letter.

___at

  • p
  • s
  • b
  • The missing letter is p. The letters p-a-t make the word pat.

pat

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