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