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