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