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