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