Match the short A and long a words to pictures

Key Notes :

✈️Vowels can be short or long. A long vowel says its name. A short vowel does not.

✈️ The letter a is a vowel. When a is followed by just consonants, a does not say its name. It makes a short a sound (/ă/) instead.

cat
ant

✈️ When a is followed by a consonant and a silent e, a says its name. It makes a long a sound (/ā/).

cape
plane

✈️ When a is followed by another vowel, the two vowels can make a vowel digraph. In vowel digraphs that start with a, a says its name. It makes a long a sound. The other vowel is silent.

mail
chain

Learn with an example

💣 Match the words to the pictures.

  • ran
  • rain
  • In this word, the vowel a is followed by just a consonant. So, it makes a short a sound.
ran
  • In this word, a is the first vowel in a vowel digraph. So, it makes a long a sound. The other vowel is silent.
rain

💣 Match the words to the pictures.

  • mane
  • man
  • In this word, the vowel a is followed by just a consonant. So, it makes a short a sound.
man
  • In this word, the vowel a is followed by a consonant and a silent e. So, it makes a long a sound.
mane

💣 Match the words to the pictures.

  • take
  • tack
  • In this word, the vowel a is followed by just consonants. So, it makes a short a sound.
tack
  • In this word, the vowel a is followed by a consonant and a silent e. So, it makes a long a sound.
take

Let’s practice!