long a

right arrow  Read left to right and go down the list:

rate

mate
great
paste

taste

snake
lake
break

tape

ape
scrape
crepe

sank

bank
rank
prank

stain

drain
main
brain

eight

straight
trait
grate

slave

crave
brave
wave

safe

waif
wail
tail

pray

slay
tray
stray

Jane

Dane
Dave
Jake
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  1. Record your voice reading these words.
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