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