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