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