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