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