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