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