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LESSON 5.
Original Page 8
Long a (ā)
The long sound of a says its name (/eɪ/) as in lace, way, face, marked with a macron: ā.
Short a (ă)
The short sound of a makes /æ/ as in hat, and, marked with a breve: ă.
1.
Copy the following carefully.
2.
Put the proper mark over each a that has the long sound.
Selection 1
Between the curtains of snowy lace,
Over the way is a baby’s face.
— ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
Selection 2
And through the wood and up the glade,
We’ll go in sunshine and in shade.
— Wheeler’s Verse Selection
Directions: Transcribe both poetic passages onto the penmanship guidelines below. Write neatly with correct margins, capitalization, apostrophe, and punctuation.
Selection 1 (Ella Wheeler Wilcox):
Selection 2:
Directions: Read the selections aloud. Place the macron ( ¯ ) straight above every letter a that makes the long sound (/eɪ/). Do not mark short a or neutral sounds.
Between the curtains of snowy lace,
Over the way is a baby’s face.
— ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
And through the wood and up the glade,
We’ll go in sunshine and in shade.
— Traditional Poetic Selection