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