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