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