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prepositionShows where something is or happens, as in 'The cat is at the door'.
prepositionShows when something happens, as in 'We eat lunch at noon'.
prepositionShows what someone does for a job or goes to for learning, as in 'She works at the bakery' or 'He studies at school'.
prepositionShows the cost or price of something, as in 'Apples are three for a pound at the market'.
prepositionShows how fast something goes or the speed it travels, as in 'The car drove at fifty miles an hour'.
prepositionShows the direction something is aimed or pointed, as in 'Don't throw that at me'.
Phonics breakdown
Phonics Rule: Short A
The letter A makes a short sound, like in 'cat' and 'bat'.
When the letter A appears in a closed syllable (a syllable that ends with a consonant), it usually makes the short A sound /æ/. This is one of the first vowel sounds students learn.
Tip
A says /æ/ like a cat that sat on a mat.
Examples
Phonics Rule: Letter T
The letter T makes the /t/ sound, like in 'top', 'tap', and 'ten'. The tongue tip taps behind the upper teeth.
T is a voiceless alveolar stop. The tongue tip touches the ridge behind the upper teeth and releases with a puff of air. Double T (tt) makes the same /t/ sound.
Tip
T taps — touch your tongue to make /t/!
Examples
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