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