What are animals that start with the short sound a?

Some examples are, “ant,” “alligator,” “anteater,” “antelope,” and “armadillo.” You can talk about where the animals live, what they look like, and what they eat.

1. Is cat a short a sound?
2. Is Pig a short i sound?
3. Is Ball a short a sound?
4. What is a long A and short A?
5. Is Grape short a or long a?
6. Does a mole have eyes?

Is cat a short a sound?

When you spin the wheel, words containing a short "a" sound appear, including cat, hat, ax, rat, mask, ham, bag, apple, ant, can, man, and hand.

Is Pig a short i sound?

When you spin the wheel, words containing a short "i" sound appear, including pig, ship, lips, grin, sit, milk, king, kitten, ring, wink, gift, and pin. ... Circle 10 words that have a short i sound. The words are pig, pin, ring, fish, king, chin, lips, sit, lizard/iguana, mitten.

Is Ball a short a sound?

Short-Vowel Rule: When one-syllable words have a vowel in the middle, the vowel usually has a short sound. Examples: cat, dog, man, hat, mom, dad, got. If the letter after the vowel is f, l, or s, this letter is often doubled. Examples: staff, ball, pass.

What is a long A and short A?

Long vowel sounds sound like you are saying the letter itself. Short vowel sounds occur when the letter is not pronounced the way it sounds. Long vowel sounds are created by placing two vowels together or ending the word with an 'E. ... Short vowel sounds happen when a vowel is placed next to a consonant.

Is Grape short a or long a?

Remember that long vowels say their name (o- open , a-grape, i- bite) .

Does a mole have eyes?

Moles are small, burrowing mammals. Their eyes are poorly developed, but what they lack in sight, they make up for in their sense of touch. All moles have very sensitive snouts and long, clawed digits that they use to dig tunnels.