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