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