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