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