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