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