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