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Study the word list: short a and long a

cvc, cvce, cvvc and oddballs. A sound and pattern sort.

	black	A zebra has black and white stripes.
	space	A space probe was launched yesterday.
	rain	The heavy rain caused some flooding.
	said	I don't like the way you said that.
	rash	I have a rash on my arm. *
	frame	Use tacks to fix the picture frame.
	brain	The traumatic injury was a brain haemorrhage. *
	want	We don't want to live near the main road.
	flash	That was a huge flash of lightning.
	place	The fire place was covered in soot.
	paint	I love to draw and paint.
	camp	The camp was ambushed by a wild racoon.
	blame	I blame you for that accident. *
	train	Catch the train at the station.
	claim	Call this number to claim your prize.
	slam
	glad	I am glad you are here. *
	crash	I survived the crash.
	snail	The snail left a trail on the path.

* This sentence was added by a Spellzone user.

Use the list: short a and long a

Learn this spelling list using the 'Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check' activity.

Look	black
Say
Cover	Look again
Write
Check

Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check

How to use:

Look and read the word.

Say the word. Click the speaker icon.

Cover the word.

Write the word.

Check your spelling.

black

space

rain

said

rash

frame

brain

want

flash

place

paint

camp

blame

train

claim

slam

glad

crash

snail

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Test yourself using the 'Listen and Spell' spelling test.

Start the Listen and Spell Test

A zebra has _____ and white stripes.

Listen to the word and type it below:

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to repeat the word.