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