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