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