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