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