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