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