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