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