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