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