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