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