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