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