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