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