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