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