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