Read these short (a) words in each of the columns.

If you need to decode (sound

out) these words, remember to “slide” the beginning (consonant, consonant blend,
digraph) sound into the vowel sound, then “hook on” the ending (consonant,
consonant blend, or digraph) sound

at brat bad brad bag brag

bat chat cad clad gag crag
cat flat dad glad hag drag
fat scat fad shad jag flag
hat slat had lag snag
mat spat lad nag stag
pat that mad rag swag
rat pad sag
sat sad tag
tat wag
vat
am clam an bran cap chap
cam cram ban clan gap clap
dam dram can flan lap flap
ham gram Dan plan map scrap
jam pram fan scan nap slap
Pam scam man span rap snap
ram scram pan Stan sap strap
Sam sham ran than tap trap
tam slam tan yap
yam swam van zap
tram
cab crab ax flax and bland
gab grab lax band brand
jab slab sax hand grand
lab stab tax land stand
tab wax sand strand
bass brass cast blast back black
lass class fast hack clack
mass crass last Jack crack
pass glass mast lack flack
sass grass past pack quack
vast rack shack
sack slack
Al tack smack
gal snack
Hal stack
pal track
Val whack
camp champ ash brash bank blank
damp cramp bash clash dank clank
lamp scamp cash crash hank drank
ramp stamp dash flash lank flank
tamp tramp gash slash rank frank
vamp hash smash sank plank
lash splash tank prank
mash stash yank shrank
rash trash spank
sash thrash stank
swank
thank
ask flask daft craft asp clasp
bask haft draft gasp grasp
cask raft graft hasp
mask shaft rasp
task
bath bang clang can't chant
lath gang slang pant grant
math hang sprang rant plant
path rang twang scant
rath sang slant
ranch blanch dance chance catch klatch
branch lance France hatch scratch
stanch glance latch snatch
prance match thatch
stance patch
trance

advance cancan grandstand ransack

backhand capstan handcraft rattrap
backlash catnap handstand sandbank
backpack claptrap hangman sandblast
backtrack crabgrass hatband sandman
bandstand crankshaft hatrack scratchpad
Batman fastback madcap snapback
blackjack fatback madman taxman
blackstrap flapjack ragtag transplant
cabstand gangplank