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