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