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