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