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