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