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