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