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