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