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