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