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