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