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