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