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