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