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