Short/Long A Spelling Patterns

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What is a short A vowel sound?

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A short A vowel sound is pronounced like the 'a' in 'cat' or 'bat.'

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What is a long A vowel sound?

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A long A vowel sound is pronounced like the 'a' in 'cake' or 'make.'

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Which word has a short A vowel sound?

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National.

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Which word has a long A vowel sound?

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Away.

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What do the word patterns C-V-C, C-V-Ce, and C-V-V have in common?

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All of the vowels in these word patterns are long.

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What is the C-V-C word pattern?

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C-V-C stands for Consonant-Vowel-Consonant, where the vowel sound is short.

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What is the C-V-Ce word pattern?

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C-V-Ce stands for Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-silent e, where the vowel sound is long.

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What is the C-V-V-C word pattern?

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C-V-V-C stands for Consonant-Vowel-Vowel-Consonant, where the vowel sounds are long.

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What sound does the vowel make in the word pattern C-V-C?

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Short.

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What sound does the vowel make in the word pattern C-V-Ce?

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Long.