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