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