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