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