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