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