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