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