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