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