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