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Unit 6, Part 1: Spelling the short vowel sounds

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Unit 6: Short vowels, Part 1: a, e and i

Unit StartPage 1: Spelling the short vowel sounds: e, ea, o or u?Page 2: Short vowel sound /a/Page 3: Homophones for /a/Page 4: Short vowel /e/: e or ea?Course Test: Spelling test for /e/: e or ea?Page 6: Spelling test for /e/: e or ea?Page 7: Homophones for /e/Page 8: Short vowel /i/: i or y?Course Test: Spelling test for /i/: i or y?Page 10: Spelling test for /i/: i or y?Page 11: Homophones for /i/Unit End

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Spelling the short vowel sound /ă/

 /ă/ as in alligator. Spell alligator

This one is easy! Whenever you hear the sound /ă/ , just use the letter a.
Some more examples:

absent
accident
actor
animal
ash
atlas		 camel
factory
magnify
panic
rabbit
saddle
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