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