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