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