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