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