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