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