CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 2.Change the “m” in “ram” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) rag (c) ram
- 3.Change the “b” in “bat” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) pat (b) bat (c) pad
- 4.Which word is “van”? (a) pan (b) can (c) van
- 5.Which word is “cat”? (a) cap (b) bat (c) cat
- 6.🐱 Which word is this? (a) can (b) rat (c) cat
- 7.👜 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bat
- 8.Blend the sounds: r – a – m. Which word is it? (a) jam (b) ram (c) ran
- 9.Change the “c” in “can” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) can (b) pen (c) pan
- 10.Blend the sounds: h – a – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) bat (c) ham
- 11.Blend the sounds: f – a – n. Which word is it? (a) tan (b) ran (c) fan
- 12.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 13.Which word is “bat”? (a) cat (b) rat (c) bat
- 14.🚐 Which word is this? (a) can (b) pan (c) van
- 15.🧢 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) w (c) c
- 16.Blend the sounds: c – a – n. Which word is it? (a) can (b) ran (c) cat
- 17.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) v
- 18.Change the “c” in “cat” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) pat (b) cat (c) sat
- 19.Change the “g” in “tag” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) tag (b) tap (c) tan
- 20.Blend the sounds: b – a – d. Which word is it? (a) sad (b) bed (c) bad
- 21.Change the “w” in “wag” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) wag (b) tan (c) tag
- 22.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) d (b) h (c) c
- 23.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) b (c) w
- 24.Change the “s” in “sat” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) bat (b) rat (c) sat
- 25.Change the “s” in “sat” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) bat (c) hat
- 26.Which word is “rat”? (a) cat (b) bat (c) rat
- 27.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) o
- 28.Blend the sounds: m – a – t. Which word is it? (a) hat (b) bat (c) mat
- 29.🐀 Which word is this? (a) hat (b) rat (c) cat
- 30.Change the “p” in “pan” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) pan (b) ram (c) ran
- 31.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
- 32.🥫 Which word is this? (a) cat (b) pan (c) can
- 33.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) map (b) cap (c) tap
- 34.🐀 r _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) e
- 35.Blend the sounds: j – a – m. Which word is it? (a) ram (b) ham (c) jam
- 36.Blend the sounds: r – a – g. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) ran (c) rag
- 37.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) n (c) m
- 38.🚰 Which word is this? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 39.🧢 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) can (c) tap
- 40.Change the “g” in “rag” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bat (b) rat (c) rag
Answer key
- a
- rat
- pat
- van
- cat
- cat
- bag
- ram
- pan
- hat
- fan
- a
- bat
- van
- c
- can
- c
- sat
- tap
- bad
- tag
- c
- b
- rat
- hat
- rat
- a
- mat
- rat
- ran
- a
- can
- map
- a
- jam
- rag
- h
- tap
- cap
- rat
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