Letter A Coloring Worksheet - Free Printable, Digital, & PDF - Free Printable

The task is to color the images that begin with a short A sound or a long A sound. Let's identify which words fit this criterion and explain the solution step by step.

Step 1: Identify the sounds

- Short A sound: This is the "a" sound as in "apple," "ant," or "ax."
- Long A sound: This is the "a" sound as in "ape," "cake," or "snake."

Step 2: Analyze each image and its corresponding word

We will go through each image and determine if the word begins with a short A sound or a long A sound.

#### Top Row:
1. Africa - Begins with a short A sound.
2. Acorn - Begins with a short A sound.
3. Alligator - Begins with a short A sound.
4. Key - Does not begin with an A sound.
5. Astronaut - Begins with a short A sound.

#### Middle Row:
6. Seahorse - Begins with a short A sound (in "sea").
7. Alien - Begins with a short A sound.
8. Apron - Begins with a short A sound.
9. Ant - Begins with a short A sound.

#### Bottom Row:
10. Ambulance - Begins with a short A sound.
11. Ax - Begins with a short A sound.
12. Abacus - Begins with a short A sound.
13. Apple - Begins with a short A sound.
14. Pie - Does not begin with an A sound.
15. Crocodile - Begins with a short A sound (in "cro").

Step 3: Color the images

Based on the analysis, the images that should be colored are those that begin with a short A sound or a long A sound. Here is the list of images to color:

- Africa
- Acorn
- Alligator
- Astronaut
- Seahorse
- Alien
- Apron
- Ant
- Ambulance
- Ax
- Abacus
- Apple
- Crocodile

Final Answer:

Color the following images:
1. Africa
2. Acorn
3. Alligator
4. Astronaut
5. Seahorse
6. Alien
7. Apron
8. Ant
9. Ambulance
10. Ax
11. Abacus
12. Apple
13. Crocodile

Boxed Answer:
\boxed{Africa, Acorn, Alligator, Astronaut, Seahorse, Alien, Apron, Ant, Ambulance, Ax, Abacus, Apple, Crocodile}