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