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