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