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