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