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