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