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