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