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.Blend the sounds: r – a – n. Which word is it? (a) man (b) ran (c) van
- 2.Which word is “hat”? (a) cat (b) rat (c) hat
- 3.Which word is “cap”? (a) map (b) can (c) cap
- 4.Blend the sounds: t – a – g. Which word is it? (a) wag (b) tap (c) tag
- 5.Change the “w” in “wag” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) wag (b) bag (c) rag
- 6.🚰 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) tap (c) map
- 7.🐀 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) j (c) r
- 8.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 9.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) e (c) a
- 10.Which word is “rat”? (a) bat (b) rat (c) hat
- 11.Change the “b” in “bag” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) rug (b) bag (c) rag
- 12.Blend the sounds: r – a – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) ran (c) rat
- 13.Which word is “bag”? (a) bag (b) bug (c) bat
- 14.🐀 Which word is this? (a) bat (b) hat (c) rat
- 15.🦇 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) b (c) n
- 16.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) h (c) n
- 17.🧢 Which word is this? (a) cap (b) map (c) can
- 18.Change the “h” in “hat” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) bat (c) mat
- 19.Blend the sounds: b – a – g. Which word is it? (a) bag (b) bat (c) big
- 20.🍳 Which word is this? (a) pen (b) van (c) pan
- 21.Change the “g” in “bag” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bat (b) bag (c) rat
- 22.Which word is “cat”? (a) cat (b) bat (c) cap
- 23.Blend the sounds: m – a – t. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) mat (c) hat
- 24.Change the “r” in “rat” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) rat (b) hat (c) cat
- 25.Blend the sounds: m – a – n. Which word is it? (a) men (b) van (c) man
- 26.Blend the sounds: v – a – n. Which word is it? (a) tan (b) van (c) man
- 27.Change the “r” in “rag” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) bag (b) tag (c) rag
- 28.Blend the sounds: s – a – d. Which word is it? (a) mad (b) sad (c) bad
- 29.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) c (c) d
- 30.🗺️ _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) b (b) f (c) m
- 31.Change the “b” in “bat” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) set (b) sat (c) bat
- 32.Which word is “map”? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 33.Change the “m” in “man” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) can (b) man (c) van
- 34.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) i
- 35.🧢 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) c (c) r
- 36.Change the “s” in “sad” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) sad (b) mad (c) mat
- 37.🗺️ m _ p — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) e (c) u
- 38.🦇 Which word is this? (a) bag (b) bat (c) cat
- 39.🚐 Which word is this? (a) can (b) pan (c) van
- 40.Change the “n” in “nap” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) nap (c) cap
Answer key
- ran
- hat
- cap
- tag
- bag
- tap
- r
- a
- a
- rat
- rag
- rat
- bag
- rat
- b
- h
- cap
- bat
- bag
- pan
- bat
- cat
- mat
- cat
- man
- van
- tag
- sad
- c
- m
- sat
- map
- can
- a
- c
- mad
- a
- bat
- van
- cap
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