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