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