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