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