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