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