Short 'A' Word Family Words Cut & Paste Activity worksheet for early literacy practice.

Let's solve this "Short 'A' Word Family Words - Cut & Paste Activity" step by step.

Objective:

You are given a list of words at the bottom, and you need to sort them into the correct word families based on their ending:
- -ap
- -at
- -am
- -an

Each word ends with one of these suffixes. We’ll group the words accordingly.

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Step 1: List the words

From the box at the bottom:

- Can
- Map
- Ham
- Cat
- Mat
- Ram
- Man
- Cap
- Tap
- Van
- Dam
- Bat

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Step 2: Sort each word by its ending

#### 🔹 Words ending in -ap
Look for words that end with "ap":
- Map
- Cap
- Tap

✔ So, -ap group: Map, Cap, Tap

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#### 🔹 Words ending in -at
Look for words that end with "at":
- Cat
- Mat
- Bat

✔ So, -at group: Cat, Mat, Bat

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#### 🔹 Words ending in -am
Look for words that end with "am":
- Ham
- Ram
- Dam

✔ So, -am group: Ham, Ram, Dam

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#### 🔹 Words ending in -an
Look for words that end with "an":
- Can
- Man
- Van

✔ So, -an group: Can, Man, Van

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Final Answer (Organized):

```
-ap → Map, Cap, Tap
-at → Cat, Mat, Bat
-am → Ham, Ram, Dam
-an → Can, Man, Van
```

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How to Complete the Activity:

1. Cut out the words from the bottom.
2. Paste each word under the correct word family heading.
3. For example:
- Paste Map, Cap, Tap under the -ap box.
- Paste Cat, Mat, Bat under the -at box.
- And so on.

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✔ This activity helps children practice phonics, word families, and spelling patterns using short "a" sounds.

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