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