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