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