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