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