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