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