More Activities with Long a (a_e) - Word Pattern Games and Dominoes

Oct 22, 2026

Resources for practicing the long a sound using structured word-pattern activities: a matching “Pattern Short a/Long a” card game, a write-the-rime practice section, and “Word Pattern Dominoes” for two players. Instructions cover printing, laminating, shuffling, drawing, and matching rhyming word families (e.g., -ack, -ake, -ap, -ate). The materials support classroom or tutoring use and include usage terms and copyright details.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

Included Activities

Play the Pattern Short a/Long a Word Game

Short a/Long a Dominoes

Write the Rime

Long Vowel Resources

More Activities with Long a (a e) Included in this pack: • Play the Pattern Short a/Long a word game • Short a/Long a Dominoes • Write the Rime Long Vowel Resources: • Long a e Vowel Pack • Long i e Vowel Pack • Long o e Vowel Pack • Roll a Long Vowel Pattern Please Abide by the Terms of Use: This free printable was created for you to use at home with your child/students or with multiple children in a classroom/tutoring setting. Please do not sell, host, reproduce, giveaway, or store on any other site (including a blog, Facebook, 4Shared, Dropbox, etc.) . Thank you! ©2012 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Play the Pattern -ack, -ap, -ake, & -ate Directions: (similar to Uno) 1. Print cards onto cardstock and laminate for durability. (45 cards in all) 2. Shuffle and give each player 5 cards. Place the rest of the cards facedown in a pile. Turn over the top card so both players can see it. 3. The first player discards a card from his hand with the same word family pattern, or rime, as the card that is face-up (-ate, -ake, -ap, or –ack) . As the player lays down his card, he reads the word aloud. 4. If a player does not have a card with the same pattern, then he can either draw a card from the pile or play a “New Pattern” card (wild), allowing him to change the word family pattern to something else. 5. The player who discards all of his cards first is the winner. ©2012 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | rate
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[www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | New Pattern | New Pattern | | --- | --- | --- | | New Pattern | New Pattern | New Pattern | | New Pattern | New Pattern | New Pattern | [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) Word Pattern Dominoes Short a/Long a (a_e)Word Families For 2 players. Both players get 5 dominoes. The rest are placed ina pile facing down. Take one domino from the pile and place it on the table or workspace. The first player tries to match a domino with a word family pattern (matching word families will rhyme) from her supply. If she makes a match, she lays her domino down with the matching rime side by side and her turn is over. If a player can’t make a match, she draws from the pile. The first player to use all her dominoes is the winner! Suggestion: Print onto cardstock and laminate for durability. ©2012 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | bake | tr~~ap~~ | chat | plane | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | lame | vane | r~~ag~~ | tame | | take | pace | make | fl~~ag~~ | | fl~~ap~~ | hat | blame | sn~~ap~~ | | ace | mad | flat | glad | | lane | quake | l~~ap~~ | same | ©2012 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com) | t~~ag~~ | dr~~ag~~ | sat | race | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | brat | came | pane | crane | | bad | rake | cl~~ap~~ | flame | | grace | c~~ap~~ | that | sad | | dad | shake | face | sn~~ag~~ | | br~~ag~~ | cane | had | lace | ©2012 All Rights Reserved. [www.thisreadingmama.com](www.thisreadingmama.com)

FAQs

What is included in the Long a activities pack?

It includes a short a/long a word pattern card game, short a/long a dominoes, a write-the-rime activity, and additional long vowel resources for other vowel patterns.

How do players play the “Play the Pattern” word game?

Players print and laminate cards, shuffle and deal 5 each, then take turns discarding a card that matches the word-family pattern (rime) shown. If they have no matching card, they draw or play a “New Pattern” wild card, and the first to discard all cards wins.

How do “Word Pattern Dominoes” work for two players?

Both players receive 5 dominoes. On a turn, a player draws from the pile if they cannot match a domino’s word family pattern; otherwise they lay it down side by side on the matching rime. The first player to use all dominoes wins.

Oct 22, 2026

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