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