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