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Grade 1 Starter Lesson: Short- and Long-A

By Newsela Staff
Last updated 4 months ago
6 Questions
Note from the author:
You will learn about short-a and long-a!


Essential Question: How do we read short-a and long-a words?
You will learn about short-a and long-a!


Essential Question: How do we read short-a and long-a words?
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1.

Draw a picture of this sentence:


I see a cap and a cape.

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2.

Does cap use long-a or short-a?

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3.

Does cape use long-a or short-a?

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4.

Read each word. Then, label each word as long-a or short-a.

Long-A
Short-A
Cat

Late

Plate

Rap
Bat
Pat
Rate
Cake
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5.

Write your own word with long-a.

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6.

Write your own word with short-a.