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