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