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