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