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