Question

sort the words by their vowel sounds.
save add grape nail fast hate
short a
long a

Explanation:

To sort the words by vowel sounds, we identify the vowel sound of 'a' in each word. Short 'a' sounds like /æ/, and long 'a' sounds like /eɪ/ or the name of the letter 'a'.

• "add" has the short 'a' sound (/æ/).
• "fast" has the short 'a' sound (/æ/).
• "save" has the long 'a' sound (the 'a' in "save" is part of the vowel team "a - e" which makes the long 'a' sound /eɪ/).
• "grape" has the long 'a' sound (vowel team "a - e" making /eɪ/).
• "nail" has the long 'a' sound (the 'ai' is a vowel team that can make the long 'a' sound /eɪ/).
• "hate" has the long 'a' sound (vowel team "a - e" making /eɪ/).

Answer:

Short a: add, fast
Long a: save, grape, nail, hate