ESL Phonics Lessons: Short a #2 (Rhyming Words)

Welcome to our ESL Phonics lesson focusing on short “a” rhyming words. Rhyming is a vital phonemic awareness skill that enhances reading fluency and phonics comprehension. This lesson aims to help ESL students recognize and produce rhyming words with the short “a” sound, such as “cat,” “bat,” and “rat.” Through engaging activities and practice exercises, students will develop their ability to identify and use rhyming words effectively.

ESL Phonics: Lesson Objectives

Identify Rhyming Words: Students will learn to recognize words that rhyme with the short “a” sound.

Enhance Phonemic Awareness: Develop phonemic awareness skills by engaging with rhyming words.

The free phonics lesson below introduces lists of rhyming words with the short A sound, with color-coded text to help students understand the concept of rhyming words. This ESL phonics lesson is available for free download, and you can download many more lesson like this in our textbook Phonics Monster: Short Vowels.

ESL Phonics Lessons - Short A rhyming words