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