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