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