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