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