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