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