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