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