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