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