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