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