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