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