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