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