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