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