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