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