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