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