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