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