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