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