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