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