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Videos and songs to help Kindergarten kids learn how to pronounce the short vowel a, ă.
Learn CVC Words with Letter a and Three Letter Blending with Short A.
The short “A” sound is a vowel sound that is pronounced like /æ/, as in the word cat. It’s one of the first vowel sounds children learn when beginning to read and write.
How to Pronounce the Short “A” Sound?
The short “A” sounds like the “a” in apple or hat.
It’s a quick and open sound, with your mouth wide and tongue low.
The following diagram shows some examples of cvc, short a words. Scroll down the page for more examples and songs to help you learn how to pronounce the short letter a and read short a words.
Songs and blending simple CVC words with short “A”
Short Vowel Letter “a” Phonics song
How to pronounce the, “short a” sound?
Learning the Short Vowel a
Learning words that end with at
A fat cat in a hat sat on a mat with a rat.
CVC Words with Letter a
Consonant Vowel Consonant
Phonics Song
Short Vowel ‘A’, Word Family Phonics Song
Man and Cat
Practice Short “a” CVC Words
Learning Short Vowels
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Short A | Short E | Short I |
Short O | Short U | Short Vowels |
Learning Long Vowels
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Long A | Long E | Long I |
Long O | Long U | Y (vowel) |
Long Vowels | Short, Long Vowels |
Compare Short & Long Vowels
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Short & Long A | Short & Long E | Short & Long I |
Short & Long O | Short & Long U | Short I & Long E |
Learning the Sound of Consonants
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