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