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