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