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