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