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