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