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