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