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