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