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