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