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