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