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