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