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