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