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