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