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