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