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