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Words with the long ‘a’ sound are those that say the letter ‘a’ as its name. Here are some examples: play, gate, eight, acorn. There are different words that also have the long ‘a’ sound.
Long A Words List
Here are some lists of words with the long “a” sound, including the rules and patterns. These examples are also part of our Long A Packet. They are useful to display in your classroom when teaching about long “a” words.
| Long A Words List | |
|---|---|
| Ace | Raise |
| Aid | Rake |
| Aim | Rate |
| Air | Sail |
| Ale | Safe |
| Ape | Scale |
| Ate | Shake |
| Age | Shape |
| Able | Skate |
| Agent | Slate |
| Apron | Snail |
| Baby | Space |
| Basic | Sprain |
| Cable | Stake |
| Cake | State |
| Cane | Stay |
| Cape | Straight |
| Case | Strain |
| Chase | Table |
| Crane | Tale |
| Date | Tape |
| Daisy | Taste |
| Day | Train |
| Drape | Vase |
| Face | Wait |
| Faint | Wake |
| Faith | Jail |
| Flake | Lane |
| Flame | Late |
| Gate | Lay |
| Gave | |
| Graze | Mane |
| Hail | Maple |
| Haze | Name |
| Jail | Maple |
| Lane | Name |
| Late | Paint |
| Lay | Pale |
| Plane | |
| Mane | Plate |
| Pray | |
Short A Words List
| Long A Words List | |
|---|---|
| Act | Air |
| Age | Ant |
| Aim | Arm |
| Afar | Ably |
| Arch | Away |
| Aqua | Akin |
| Area | Aide |
| Amid | Abet |
| Auro | Alto |
| Act | Air |
| Age | Ant |
| Aim | Arm |
| Ague | Amok |
| Aged | Aqua |
| Alas | Ajax |
| Area | Able |
| Aged | Ally |
Short A/Long A Sound Activity
We’ll start by discussing the difference between the long and short ‘a’ sounds. For the first activity, I’ll say a word with either a long ‘a’ sound or a short ‘a’ sound. I’ll let you know we’re focusing on the long ‘a’ sound. If you hear the long ‘a’ sound, show thumbs up; if you hear the short ‘a’ sound, show thumbs down. For example, I’ll say, “The next word is ‘hat.’ Thumbs up if you hear long ‘a,’ or thumbs down if you hear short ‘a.’ Correct, you should have thumbs down. ‘Hat’ has a short ‘a’ sound.” We’ll use the provided word lists as examples. We can incorporate different actions, like standing up for long ‘a’ words and sitting down for short ‘a’ words. We’ll continue until most of you are answering correctly, then we’ll move on to practicing long and short vowel sounds with worksheets.
A Sound Word FAQs
What are the 5 sounds of 'a'?
The five sounds of 'a' are: /æ/ as in 'cat,' /eɪ/ as in 'cake,' /ɑː/ as in 'father,' /ə/ as in 'sofa,' and /ɔː/ as in 'all.'
What are 10 short 'a' sound words?
Ten short 'a' sound words are: cat, bat, rat, hat, mat, sat, fat, pat, sad, and bag.
How to write words with sounds?
To write words with sounds, listen carefully to the sounds in the word and match them with the corresponding letters or letter combinations.
What are examples of sound 'a'?
Examples of sound 'a' include words like 'apple,' 'cat,' 'happy,' 'lamp,' and 'dance.'
What are 10 words with the short 'a' sound?
Ten words with the short 'a' sound are: cat, bat, rat, hat, mat, sat, fat, pat, sad, and bag.
What are 20 examples of vowel sounds?
Twenty examples of vowel sounds include: apple, elephant, igloo, octopus, umbrella, and yacht.
Which word has a long 'a' sound?
The word 'cake' has a long 'a' sound.
What are 'a' sound words?
'A' sound words are words that contain the sound of the letter 'a,' such as apple, cat, hat, and bat.
