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