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