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