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