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