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