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