Lesson 1

stand

camp

ask

clap

chat

snap

crash

flash

hand

plant

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

All of the words in this lesson are short a words.

The letter a in each of them sounds like the a in apple and candy.

Practice! Rewrite your list words in the spaces below.

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Fill in each blank with a word from your list that matches the clue.
(a) You will find it at the end of your arm. ______________
(b) To talk to someone.

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(c) You do it when you sing OCanada. _________________

(d) To place a seed into soil.

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(e) When two things bump into each other.

(f) A way to cheer someone on.

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(g) You may need a tent and sleeping bag to do this.

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(h) What you should do when you are unsure.
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Hey Kids! Did you know that words that have a
short vowel in the middle, followed by just one consonant,
usually double that consonant when the endings ed or ing
are added.
Example: fan fanned, fanning

Try It! Add the endings ed and ing to the following words.
sag -

sagged

chat - ________________
clap -

- sagging
- _________________

_________________ - _________________

snap - _________________

- _________________

Dont be fooled! Words that have a short vowel

in the middle, followed by two consonants,
usually DO NOT change when the
endings ed or ing are added.
Example: slant slanted, slanting

Add the endings ed and ing to the following words (DO

NOT change the root word).
cash - cashed

- cashing

plant - _________________

- __________________

crash -_________________

- __________________

stand -

- __________________

(stood)

flash - _________________

- __________________

ask - _________________

- __________________