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