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