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