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Short a – Long a – Short e

 

These sounds can be very hard to tell apart. Practice reading across, and try to hear the different sounds.

 

 

Short a

Long a

Short e

man

mane

men

fad

fade

fed

tax

takes

tex

bad

bade

bed

pal

pale

pell

sat

sate

set

fat

fate

fet

van

vane

ven

Jan

Jane

Jen

pan

pain

pen

Matt

mate

met