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