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