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