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