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