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