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