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