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