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