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