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