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