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