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