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