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