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