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