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