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