Short a

1. Short a

2. Read:

am,
at, cat, mat, hat, Sam, bat,
cap, map, tap, van, can, has,
had, and, ant, black, lamp,
that, match, dad, Dan, Jack,
land, clap, crab, stand, thank,
bag, hand, pack, Max, fat,
man, pan, tan, sand, than,
stamp, back, catch

3. Compare:

[ei]
mate
tape
hate
bate
cape
[æ]
mat
tap
hat
bat
cap

4. Compare:

[ᴧ]
cut
hut
but
cup
lump
[æ]
cat
hat
bat
cap
lamp

5. Compare:

[e]
met
het
bet
beg
then
[æ]
mat
hat
bat
bag
than

6. Read:

handbag,
napkin, milkman,
happen, admin, attic, apple,
parrot, ladder, clapping,
catching, standing

7. Read:

That
ladder is in the attic.
That fat milkman’s name is Dan.
My fat black cat is catching a
crab in the sand.
That bad boy Max is standing on
the mat and clapping his hands.
My Dad has got a black van, a
fat parrot and a hat.

8. Write:

cup
and tap
cat and crab
hat and bag
lamp in the attic
The man is standing.