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