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