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