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