to the
I a
Cat sags.
Cat lags.
Cat yaps,
“I am at
the max.”
Cat ran a lap.
Cat did ham it up.
Cat did jab at a bag.
At bat, Cat hit.
Cat did gas up the van.
Cat did jam on a sax.
Nap, Cat, nap.
Cat had a nap.
Cat is up. Cat has pep!
Practice
c a t g a s r a n
j a m b a t n a p
j a b l a p v a n
Slow Down Sounds
short vowel “a” /a/
ending -s: yaps
/z/ spelled“s”: is, has, lags, sags
/ks/ spelled“x”: sax, max other short vowels:
d i d, i t, u p, h i t, o n, i s, p e p