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