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