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