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