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