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