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