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A-Sound Sorting Mats
Practice hearing short a and long a, sorting picture words, and matching both vowel sounds to the letter a.
KindergartenELAInteractive · Printable
Aligned toRF.K.3.b
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What’s included
- Single worksheet
- Auto-graded online
- 1 Common Core standard
- Printable answer key
- 14 questions
- Classroom-ready
Details
- Format
- Interactive · Printable
- Grade
- Kindergarten
- Subject
- ELA
- Question types
- Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting
About this worksheet
What students practice
- Students distinguish short a from long a in spoken picture names.
- Students sort picture words by their first vowel sound.
- Students match short a and long a sounds to the letter a.
How to use
Name every picture for children before they begin, and read the directions aloud. Explain that short a sounds like the vowel in apple and long a says the letter's name. For longer words, listen to the first vowel sound.
Curriculum
Common Core standard covered
Match the long and short sounds of the five major vowels to their common spellings.
Preview
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A-Sound Sorting Mats
Listen for short a and long a in picture names.

Listen and Choose
Say each picture name. Listen to its first vowel sound. Choose one picture for each question.
- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

- A.

- B.

- C.

- D.

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