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