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