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