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