Short Vowel “A”

had

can

cat am

Written and illustrated by

Miz Katz N. RatzT.M.

Short Vowel “A”

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atcat hat

mat rat sat

amram Sam

haddadsad

c a t s m n d h r Letters & words used in this book

canmanrannan

Copyright © 2004–2015 by Miz Katz N. Ratz All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Produced in the United States of America.

Fifth Edition, 2015.

Progressive Phonics Co Los Angeles, CA

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Acknowledgements:

For my Mom, whomade it all possible.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Start Guide 5 .............................. b

“at” word family 6 ................................. at, cat, hat, mat, rat, sat

“an” word family 27 ................................ can, man, nan, ran

“ad” word family 39 ................................ dad, had, sad

“am” word family 49 ............................... am, ram, Sam

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Don’t rush it. Body-builders don’t train in a day – neither does a child.

And most important ofall, HAVE FUN!

Read the book WITH your child. You read the “regular” text, and he/she reads the big, red words, sort of like reading the different parts in a play.

Help your child sound out the words as needed.

Read the book several times. This helps develop the eye muscles and left-to-right reading patterns.

Quick Start Guide

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Today we are going topractice the “ah” sound.

The “ah” sound is in lots of words, like --

(Read this page TO your child.)

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animal alphabet

angry ant

act like an alligator.

atcathatmatratsat

”at” family

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Look, look, bwould you look bat that?

Look At My Cat

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That is not ba hat, that bis my .cat

8

My silly is catscared of mice, so bshe hides on my head ball day and night. b

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I tell my , cat“Don’t be scared. bMice can’t catch byou way up there.” b

10

Then one day bmy said, cat

“Mice!” b

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I got so scared bthat I screamed btwice. b

12

“The in the windowcatis looking me,” said ata bird who on the satbranch of a tree. b

The Cat In The Window

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“No, no, no!” a second bbird said. “The cat

is looking me atinstead.” b

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“The looks cat atme because I am better,” bsaid bird number three as bshe flapped her feathers. b

But the cat was a

toy with glass eyes and bstuffing, so the catin the window was blooking nothing. at

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We have three cats, bbut only one .mat

Three Cats And A Mat

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So one cat sat on the

mat.

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Then the second bcat sat on the

cat sat that

on the .mat19

Then the third cat sat cat on the

who on the satcat mat on the .

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And then they bwere happy. b How about that? bb

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A went toratthe store to buy ba . hat b

The Rat’s Hat

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The first hatwas too big. b

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The second hatwas too small. b

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The third hatwas just right, b

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so the ratate it bite bby bite. b

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canmannanran

”an” family

Note 1: The word “an” will be in an Intermediate Phonicsbook because it is a grammatical lesson.

Note 2: Nan is a child’s name for a grandmother.27

Can I jump

higher than a tree? bCan Can I? I?

Little, tiny me? b

Can I?

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Tee, hee, hee is a silly way of laughing.

Yes, I jump higher canthan a tree. A tree can’t bjump, tee, hee, hee! b

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Can Of Corn

See this of corn canin my hand? I caneat it, yes, I . can

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But a of corncandoesn’t taste very good, band a of corn is canas hard as wood. b

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A Man Ran

A pair of shoes bran down

the street. b

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A too, man ranbut he had bare feet. b“Hey!” said the , man“Come back to me.” b

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stinky!

“We ,” said thecanshoes, “when you wash byour feet.” b

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My nan canmake good cookies. b

My Nan

“Nan” is a child’s name for Grandmother. 35

My nan canmake a cake, oh, yes! b

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My said nanI could make bsomething. b

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So, look! I bbmade a mess!

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dadhadsad

”ad” family

Note: The word “bad” will be in Beginner Book 2 because the letter “b” is a difficult letter, and

Beginner Book 2 addresses this problem.39

When I was a baby, bI a yellow duck. hadWhen I was two, I bhad a red truck. b

Had

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When I was three, I b

a chimpanzee. hadLook him, he looks at

like me! b41

I to brush my hair, hadand I to brush my hadteeth. Then I to put hadsocks and shoes on my feet. b

Had To

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Then I to put a had on top of my head.hat

Is this what you wear bwhen you go to bed? b

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Dad Shoes

My said I dadcould try his shoes. bHis shoes dadfit me fine. b

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But I would like to bsee my dadtry to walk in mine. b

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So Sad

I down satto sing a song. b

46

It was a ,sad song. sad

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And the sadsong was too long. b

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amramSam

”am” family

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I as tall amas a !man

I Am Tall

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Well... when I stand bon a chair, I .am

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I . am Sam a , I am cat

and I stuck aminside a . hat

I Am Sam

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The is nice hatwhen it is snowing, bbut I can’t see where bI going.am

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A and a ratram ran

a race. b

A ram is a boy sheep.

Rat Race

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The ram ran faster, b

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so the ratput on skates. b

56

“Cheater!” said the b as the ram rat

rolled by. b

57

“I the winner!” am b

said the . rat“Bye-bye!” b

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But the wasn’tratlooking, and he b

into a tree.ran

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“No,” said the bram, “the

winner is me!” b

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