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