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