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