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