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