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