Homework

Name: ______________________ Level: ______ Date: ___________

The long a sound can be spelled a _e, as in bake

A. Circle the word that matches the picture. Write the word on the line.
Underline letters that stand for long a.
1. The king has a long, red ____________________.
cap cup cape

2. Jorge swims in the __________________.

lap lake lick

3. Jane finds a long __________________.

snake snack sack

4. Kane made a big ___________________.

cat clap cake

5. Ned and Pam fix the __________________.

gate gap gasp

B. Write the words you chose that have the long a sound.
1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
4. __________________
5. __________________
 A compound word is made by putting two smaller words together.
Example: bed + bug = bedbug

C. Write the two words that make up each compound word.

Example:

Backpack back pack

1. bulldog __________ __________
2. pancake __________ __________
3. sunset __________ __________
4. handbag __________ __________
5. wetlands __________ __________

D. Fill in the blanks with the compound word from Part C that makes sense.
1. Jan ate a ____________________.
2. A __________________ licks Fred
3. Dad steps in mud in the ________________.
4. Meg got a ________________ as a gift.
5. Sam met Kate at _________________.

bills animals lungs wetlands

E. Vocabulary words. Fill in the words that best complete the sentences.
1. Ducks pick up food with their ____________________.
2. A frog hops onto land to fill its ___________________.
3. Frogs and ducks are ______________________.
4. A duck makes its nest in ____________________.