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