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