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