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