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