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