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