Lesson 11:

Short A Sound
(cat, fat)

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The short A sound can be found in English words such as:  fat, cat, dad, back, fast, animal.

 

Say these words out loud (short A sound is bold):

1) fat

2) cat

3) rat

4) dad

5) add

6) mad

7) glad

8) exam

9) back

10) marriage

11) have

12) class

13) fast

14) after

15) am

16) animal

17) fast

18) last


Now say these sentences out loud (short A sound is bold):

1) The fat cat is chasing after the rat.

2) Dad is coming back after the party.

3) I am glad to finish this exam.

4) His first marriage made him mad. His second marriage were not so bad.

5) They have ten farm animals.

7) This class is progressing really fast.

8) The last hat I have left is black.

9) The cat and the rat are attacking a hat.

10) She has an orange bag.


Have you finished them all? Cool! 

Well done! You have completed the Short A sound  lesson.

Let's move on...