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