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Short a and Long a

 

 

short

long

short

long

1. hat

hate

Dan

Dane

2. bat

bait

fat

fate

3. lack

lake

sack

sake

4. sat

sate

pad

paid

5. tack

take

ran

rain

6. gab

Gabe

pan

pain

7. ban

bane

can

cane

8. tap

tape

Jan

Jane

 

1. Can Gabe tape his cap to his cape?

 

2. Bal will ban tacks for the sake of pain.

 

3. Maine has rain, but lacks a lake.

 

4. Dan will tap the cane with his hat.