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