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