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