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