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