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