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