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