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