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