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