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short a short a
Max can tap and rap and act like an
That Cat Max
acrobat. Wow! What other fantastic
things can that cat do?
by Liza Charlesworth
illustrated by Stephen Lewis
Abanoub Aziz
British Language Centre - BLC
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That Cat Max by Liza Charlesworth
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Phonics Fact
The letter a is a vowel. A vowel can make
a short sound. The short-a sound is found
in words such as that, cat, and Max.
What other short-a words can you find
in this story? Look at the pictures, too!
I am a fan of that cat Max. Why?
I’m having a blast!
Max can play catch.
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Pansies
Max can cut the grass.
D a ff o d ils
That hat is fab!
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Max can chat with Sandy Blat about her
brand-new tan hat.
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Sam’s
Glitter
Max can do crafts. He made that fancy basket.
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Phonics Fact
Sometimes the short-a sound
comes in the second syllable
of a word, such as subtracts.
Max can do math! He adds and subtracts
super fast!
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black pan.
Jam
Yams
Max can cook ham and mashed yams in a little
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Try
Pam’s
Fab
Apple
Pie!
Max can drive the van to the snack stand.
The apple pie there is grand!
t-a -tat-tat !
Ra
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I’m one cool cat
and that is that!
Max has talent! He can tap and rap.
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S n a p!
Snap!
The
Max can also play sax in my dad’s jazz band.
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C l a p !
Clap!
Max can even act like an acrobat!
But the best thing Max can do…
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. . . is nap on my lap. Man, I love that cat Max!
Short-a Riddles
Listen to the riddles. Then match each riddle
with the right short-a word from the box.
Word Box
fast grass cat tap jam
nap acrobat hat can subtract
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1 This pet says, “Meow!”
2 It is the opposite of slow.
3 This is a lot like jelly.
4 It is the opposite of can’t.
5 Sleepy babies do this in a crib.
6 You put this on your head to keep warm.
7 It is green and grows in backyards.
8 A person who does gymnastics is called this.
9 It is the opposite of add.
10 A kind of dancing that makes a lot of noise.
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Answers: 1. cat 2. fast 3. jam 4. can 5. nap 6. hat 7. grass 8. acrobat 9. subtract 10. tap
Short-a Cheer
Hooray for short a, the best sound around!
Let’s holler short-a words all over town!
There’s map and plant and rap and cat.
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There’s pan and band and stamp and hat.
There’s man and grass and jazz and tap.
There’s act and fast and snap and clap.
Short a, short a, give a great cheer,
For the happiest sound that you ever will hear!
Make a list of
other short-a
words. Then
use them in
short
a your cheer.
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