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