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