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