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