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